Avaliação da acuidade visual de crianças do ensino fundamental do município de Coronel Fabriciano

Abstract

Children visual impairment is a public health issue responsible for learning difficulties and high rates of truancy. By an occasion of a situation analysis in the area covered and due to the implementation of the School Health Program in Coronel Fabriciano, it became clear that one of the main problems accompanied by UBS was the large number of children and adolescents with visual disorders, especially those who did not wear corrective lenses. Therefore, this study aims to develop an action plan in order to assess the visual acuity, identify children with visual impairment from Maria da Penha Lima School in the city of Coronel Fabriciano, and forward them to the Ophthalmologist from Olhar Brasil Project. The development of the project was guided by a literature research, using databases from the Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde (BVS) - Virtual Health Library, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) and official websites of the Ministry of Health. The main expected results include identification and referral of children with visual impairment to proper treatment and expand the connection between the Family Health Strategy, school, children and their families.