Vision Analysis and Refractive Status of Youths in a Juvenile Detention Home Population

Clinical optometric findings of 633 juvenile detention youths were statistically evaluated and compared to data from the general population. The youths had a higher referral rate for refractive errors, organic problems, and muscle imbalances than the general population. Female youths exhibited a higher incidence and greater severity of myopia than males at all ages. Referral rate for astigmatism among the youths was higher than the general population although the dioptric power was in agreement with previous studies.