PURPOSE: Childhood @entity227 has significant individual and socioeconomic costs with global differences in etiology and prevalence. This study aimed to determine prevalence, etiology, and avoidable causes of childhood @entity227 in New Zealand. DESIGN: Retrospective data analysis from a national referral center, the Blind and @entity4064 Education Network New Zealand, Auckland. METHODS: The World Health Organization Program for Prevention of @entity735 examination records for visually impaired @entity1 , 16 years or younger, registered with the Auckland Visual Resource Centre, were included. Data analyzed included demographics, etiology, visual acuity, visual fields, educational setting, and rehabilitation plan. RESULTS: Charts of 340 @entity1 were examined, of which 267 @entity1 (144 blind, 123 @entity4064 ) were included in the analysis, whereas the remaining 73 charts of @entity1 with no @entity227 were excluded. The calculated prevalence of @entity4064 was 0.05% and 0.04%, respectively, in the Auckland region. Principal causes of @entity1939 affecting 91 @entity1 (63.9%) were cerebral @entity227 in 61 @entity1 (42.4%), @entity1952 in 18 @entity1 (12.5%), and @entity1105 in 13 @entity1 (9.0%). The main potentially avoidable causes of @entity1939 in 27 @entity1 (19%) were @entity130 , @entity1763 in 9 @entity1 (33%), and nonaccidental injury 6 @entity1 (22%). CONCLUSIONS: This first report of prevalence for @entity4064 in New Zealand is similar to data from Established Market Economy countries. The leading causes of @entity1939 are also comparable to other high-income countries; however, proportions of avoidable causes differ significantly.

A Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence and Etiology of Childhood XXXX in Auckland, New Zealand.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual impairment'] @entity1952 :: ('MESH:D009896', 'Disease') :: ['optic nerve atrophy'] @entity1105 :: ('MESH:D058499', 'Disease') :: ['retinal dystrophy'] @entity1939 :: ('MESH:D001766', 'Disease') :: ['blindness'] @entity735 :: ('MESH:D005124', 'Disease') :: ['Blindness eye'] @entity1763 :: ('MESH:D001237', 'Disease') :: ['asphyxia'] @entity4064 :: ('MESH:D015354', 'Disease') :: ['Low Vision', 'childhood blindness and low vision', 'low vision', 'blindness and low vision'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['neonatal trauma']
@entity227 :: (MESH:D014786,Disease) :: ['Visual Impairment']
