A saúde ocular como ferramenta de desenvolvimento escolar

Abstract

This study has the general objective of evaluating the results of the experimental project developed by students of the Economics Academic Center Ari de Sá Cavalcante of the Federal University of Ceará in the Municipal School Tais Maria Bezerra Nogueira, located in Jangurussu neighborhood in Fortaleza, entitled TROTE DO BEM UFC III - Vision Beyond Reach. The work aims to discourse about the importance of early detection of visual problems and their influence on school performance. The present work also proposes to assess the socioeconomic profile of students enrolled at the Municipal School Tais Maria Bezerra Nogueira, be examined by eye health in the period October to December 2012, and who have been diagnosed with some form of visual impairment. The results showed that the eye health-related problems should be identified early and treated. Moreover, the issue of economic vulnerability situation in which they found most students who required the use of some sort of corrective lenses, generated concerns about food safety, which is essential for good training and development in eye health.