EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND EVALUATION OF VISUAL ACUITY OF THE VISITORS AT AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXHIBITION

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16891/2317-434X.v13.e3.a2025.id2655

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Educação em Saúde Pública, Medicina Preventiva, Saúde Ocular

Abstract

Ametropia represents the most common causes of low visual acuity, being recognized through specific tests that can be applied by trained and supervised people. Such tests, in addition to warning about the prevention of various major ophthalmological complications, identify individuals who need ophthalmological care to correct low vision. The present study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of a population visiting an ophthalmological exhibition, as well as evaluating their visual acuity. Its importance lies in the fact that it can expand the production of knowledge in the area of  collective health and expand ophthalmological health care to interested populations.  To this end, an ophthalmological exhibition was set up and Snellen tests were administered to visitors. These, after signing consent forms, answered questionnaires about eye health and underwent the visual acuity test. Those with visual difficulties were advised to seek ophthalmological care. The data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively in terms of percentage (relative distribution) using the GraphPad Prism9® program. The results revealed that 49.3% of visitors wore glasses and 36.86% reported some discomfort, whether ocular and/or aesthetic. Furthermore, many were not aware of the importance of fundus examination and had never performed it. The exhibition reached not only the local population, but also residents of several municipalities in the region. The data obtained provided a more in-depth understanding of the population profile and their ophthalmological needs.

Author Biographies

Juliana Corá da Silva, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

5th year medical student at the State University of Maringá, creator together with professor Carmem Patrícia Barbosa in creating and writing all the documentation for the project “Extension favoring eye health: Museum exhibition on primary ophthalmological knowledge within the reach of society external to the university”. He worked voluntarily in the ophthalmology outpatient clinic at the Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá (HUM) in 2022 and 2023. He served as president of the Academic League of Ophthalmology at UEM (LAOFT), management from 2021 to 2022. Organized and participated in several events aimed at the community on the topic of Eye Health, as she has been passionate about this area since 2019, improving herself through extracurricular courses at the ophthalmological field. Contributed to the conception and design of the study, analysis and interpretation of results, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

Alyne Gabriele Barros de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

3rd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to the study design, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

Carolina Battalini Silva, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

3rd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to analysis and interpretation of results, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

Larissa Fiedler de Souza, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

3rd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to writing and critically reviewing the content of the manuscript.

Maria Clara de Mattos Mira, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

3rd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to the study design, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

Maria Fernanda Knaut, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2nd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to analysis and interpretation of results, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

Natália Caroline Manosso, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2nd year medical student at the State University of Maringá, organizer and monitor of the ophthalmological exhibition. Contributed to writing and critically reviewing the content of the manuscript.

Carmem Patrícia Barbosa, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Graduated in Physiotherapy from the State University of Londrina (UEL), specialist in Morphophysiology Applied to Body Education and Rehabilitation from the State University of Maringá (UEM), master's and doctorate in Biological Sciences (UEM). Deputy Head (2020 - 2024) and Associate Professor at the Department of Morphological Sciences (DCM) at UEM. Teaches Human Anatomy classes for the UEM Medicine course. She is deputy head of DCM-UEM and editor-in-chief of the Magazine Archives of the Interdisciplinary Dynamic Museum of UEM. Contributed to the conception and design of the study, analysis and interpretation of results, writing and critical review of the manuscript content.

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Published

2025-10-19

How to Cite

Silva, J. C. da, Oliveira, A. G. B. de, Silva, C. B., Souza, L. F. de, Mira, M. C. de M., Knaut, M. F., Manosso, N. C., & Barbosa, C. P. (2025). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND EVALUATION OF VISUAL ACUITY OF THE VISITORS AT AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXHIBITION. Revista Interfaces: Saúde, Humanas E Tecnologia, 13(3), 5672–5682. https://doi.org/10.16891/2317-434X.v13.e3.a2025.id2655

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2025):

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