Refractive Error Changes Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement in Children from Puerto Rico: A Retrospective Study.

Significance: The progression of myopia increased in children after the pandemic confinement. A myopic shift in the refractive error of the Hispanic population was found regardless of the refractive status of the school-aged children studied.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the refractive error in Puerto Rican children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Clinic Population from Puerto Rico.

Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a preventable or treatable cause of blindness in the adult population. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Puerto Ricans is the highest among Hispanics. This study evaluated the prevalence of DR in a screening program of DM subjects in a clinic system in Puerto Rico.

The prevalence of refractive conditions in Puerto Rican adults attending an eye clinic system.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of refractive conditions in the adult population that visited primary care optometry clinics in Puerto Rico.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of patients examined at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry Eye Institute Clinics between 2004 and 2010. Subjects considered had best corrected visual acuity by standardized subjective refraction of 20/40 or better.