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Knowledge
and Awareness of the Public toward
Pediatric Eye Health and Diseases
in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia: A
Cross-Sectional Population Study
Abdulrahamn
Alamri 1, Faisal Saud I.
Alhudaithi 2, Bandar Mohammed
Mushabbab Asiri 2, Abdulaziz
saad mohammed Al-shahrani 2,
Rozan Abdulaziz Ali AlGhamdi 3,
Turki bjad share alotaibi 2,
Abdulrahim Ali Hassan Hassan 2,
Faisal Nabil Fouad Abughazalah 2,
Abdullah Jallwi Mohammed Korkoman
2,
Bader Abdulmohsen Abdulhadi Alghamdi
2, Sultana Jalwi Korkoman
4,
Hassan Adel Hassan Alasiri 2
1 Principal investigator, Professor
of Ophthalmology, Department of
Surgery, College of medicine, King
Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
2 College of medicine, King Khalid
University
3 King Abdulaziz University, Saudi
Arabia
4 College of Medicine, Bisha University
Corresponding author:
Prof. Abdulrahman Al-Amri MD,
Professor of Ophthalmology, Department
of Surgery, College of medicine,
King Khalid university,
Saudi Arabia|
Phone : +966553755973
Email: profalamri@hotmail.com
Received: July 2023. Accepted: August
2023; Published: September 1, 2023.
Citation: Abdulrahamn Alamri et
al. Knowledge and Awareness of the
Public toward Pediatric Eye Health
and Diseases in Aseer region, Saudi
Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Population
Study. World Family Medicine. August
2023; 21(8): 6-18DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256176
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Abstract
Pediatric ophthalmic conditions
are a common and a serious
public health problem, as
they can not only impact the
child’s ability to learn,
have a normal social life,
and get a better quality of
life, but they can also lead
to complete blindness or visual
impairment. Early intervention
is necessary for childhood
eye diseases since they can
result in ongoing issues.
The underlying causes of blindness
in children differ significantly
from region to region, depending
on some factors, including
socioeconomic development
and access to primary healthcare
services and facilities. However,
it is estimated that there
are over 19 million people
globally with visual impairments
and that there are roughly
1.4 million cases of blindness.
As a result, the purpose of
this study is to assess the
parents’ and caregivers’
awareness in Aseer, Saudi
Arabia, about various common
pediatric ophthalmic diseases,
including strabismus, amblyopia,
refractive errors, and congenital
glaucoma. By identifying the
gap in knowledge and awareness,
this could help create targeted
educational and awareness
programs geared toward the
parents and the public of
Aseer, Saudi Arabia, which
could help prevent or reduce
the prevalence of pediatric
ophthalmic conditions, and
boost the children’s
eye health.
Key words: knowledge,
awareness, paediatric eye
health, eye diseases, Aseer,
Saudi Arabia
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