Prescribing patterns for hyperopia: an insight of the optometrist perspective and practice.
Humans
Hyperopia
/ therapy
Male
Female
Cross-Sectional Studies
Optometrists
Saudi Arabia
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
/ statistics & numerical data
Adult
Child
Prescriptions
/ statistics & numerical data
Eyeglasses
Adolescent
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Child, Preschool
Surveys and Questionnaires
Refraction, Ocular
/ physiology
Optometry
Clinical practice
Hyperopia
Hyperopia management
Optometry
Saudi Arabia
Journal
BMC ophthalmology
ISSN: 1471-2415
Titre abrégé: BMC Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967802
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 May 2024
28 May 2024
Historique:
received:
02
09
2023
accepted:
24
05
2024
medline:
29
5
2024
pubmed:
29
5
2024
entrez:
28
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To investigate the current prescribing patterns for correcting hyperopia among optometrists in clinical practice in Saudi Arabia and compare those to current international guidelines. And explore the factors that influence practitioners' prescribing decision. This cross-sectional study employed 30 items online survey that encompass demographic data, current practice and cycloplegia use, numerical response to indicate the minimum level of hyperopia at which optometrists would consider prescribing spectacles to non-strabismic children and determine the diopter value required for prescribing correction for hyperopia if present with other factors. A total of 104 optometrists responded to the survey (52 females and 52 males). They recruited from 35 cities across Saudi Arabia. Out of total, 44% of them considered cycloplegic refraction essential under 12 years and 56% of them extended the range to 18 years. Large variation were found between the optometrists' responses and current guideline recommendations. Several factors influenced the decision-making of the practicing optometrist including signs and symptoms, bilateral hyperopia, average dioptric value, reading difficulty, and accommodative function. There are some matches between the international guidelines and the practice patterns that followed by optometrists in Saudi Arabia, however, the optometrists did not report that they are following them purposefully. These findings highlight the need to improve optometrists' practice about spectacle prescription in pediatric population.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
To investigate the current prescribing patterns for correcting hyperopia among optometrists in clinical practice in Saudi Arabia and compare those to current international guidelines. And explore the factors that influence practitioners' prescribing decision.
METHOD
METHODS
This cross-sectional study employed 30 items online survey that encompass demographic data, current practice and cycloplegia use, numerical response to indicate the minimum level of hyperopia at which optometrists would consider prescribing spectacles to non-strabismic children and determine the diopter value required for prescribing correction for hyperopia if present with other factors.
RESULT
RESULTS
A total of 104 optometrists responded to the survey (52 females and 52 males). They recruited from 35 cities across Saudi Arabia. Out of total, 44% of them considered cycloplegic refraction essential under 12 years and 56% of them extended the range to 18 years. Large variation were found between the optometrists' responses and current guideline recommendations. Several factors influenced the decision-making of the practicing optometrist including signs and symptoms, bilateral hyperopia, average dioptric value, reading difficulty, and accommodative function.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There are some matches between the international guidelines and the practice patterns that followed by optometrists in Saudi Arabia, however, the optometrists did not report that they are following them purposefully. These findings highlight the need to improve optometrists' practice about spectacle prescription in pediatric population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38807053
doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03496-5
pii: 10.1186/s12886-024-03496-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
226Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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