[
    {
        "id": "osp-10342",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Parents’ Awareness of and Perspectives on Childhood Refractive Error and Spectacle Wear in Saudi Arabia",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Alrasheed",
                "given": "Saif H."
            },
            {
                "family": "Alghamdi",
                "given": "Waleed M."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/parents-awareness-of-and-perspectives-on-childhood-refractive-error-and-spectacle-wear-in-saudi-arabia",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "22",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "532-538",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.10.2021.141",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to assess parents’ awareness of and perspectives on childhood refractive errors in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November 2020 in public schools across different regions of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using an online questionnaire that assessed parents’ knowledge and perceptions of childhood refractive errors and spectacle wear. Results: A total of 358 parents from different regions of Saudi Arabia completed the questionnaire and were obtained in this study (response rate: 85%). Approximately one third (38.3%) of the parents reported that they had never heard of refractive errors and one-third (33.8%) mentioned that uncorrected refractive errors did not lead to visual impairment. The majority (74.0%) cited using eyeglasses as an effective way to manage childhood refractive errors. Two-thirds (63.7%) stated that they did not receive any information about paediatric eye care. Better knowledge was associated with a higher educational level, female gender and older age (P"
    }
]