Características visuales de la población Guna albina de la Asociación SOS Albinos Panamá atendidos en abril 2025

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dc.contributor.advisorOliveros López, Juan
dc.contributor.advisorPlatero, Nadiuska
dc.creatorLivingston Perry, Laishany Aileen
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-29T16:23:12Z
dc.date.available2026-04-29T16:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-15
dc.descriptionAlbinism is a group of inherited genetic disorders that result in an inability to generate and/or distribute melanin in the body. Ocular albinism can also cause a series of abnormalities such as foveal hypoplasia, strabismus, nystagmus, photophobia, low vision, refractive errors, and stereoscopic vision deficiencies. This is why it is important to perform periodic eye examinations on patients with albinism. Therefore, this research aims to determine the visual characteristics of the Guna albino population of the SOS Albino Association of Panama. A non-experimental, quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, comparative, and correlational study was conducted. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and color vision tests were performed. A total of 25 individuals with albinism were evaluated: 12 women (48%) and 13 men (52%). 80% did not use optical correction, 50% had moderate visual impairment, 33.3% had severe visual impairment, and 16.7% were blind. Contrast sensitivity assessment showed moderate sensitivity in 45.8%, poor sensitivity in 37.5%, and very poor sensitivity in 16.7%. Regarding color vision, 60% had a Tritan abnormality. The Guna albino population of the Albinos SOS association presented various undiagnosed visual abnormalities that negatively impact their development and quality of life.
dc.description.abstractEl albinismo es una agrupación de disfunciones genéticas de carácter hereditario que provoca incapacidad de generar y/o distribuir melanina en el organismo. El albinismo a nivel ocular también puede generar una serie de anomalías como hipoplasia foveal, estrabismo, nistagmo, fotofobia, baja visión, defectos refractivos, y deficiencias en la visión estereoscópica; es por eso la importancia de hacer un examen visual periódico a los pacientes con albinismo. Por lo cual, esta investigación tiene la finalidad de determinar las características visuales de la población albina Guna de la asociación SOS Albino de Panamá. Se realizó un estudio no experimental, cuantitativo, transversal de tipo descriptivo, comparativo y correlacional. Se realizaron pruebas de agudeza visual, sensibilidad del contraste y de la visión del color. Se evaluaron un total de 25 personas con albinismo, 12 mujeres (48%) y 13 hombres (52%). El 80% no utilizaba corrección óptica, un 50% presentó deficiencia visual moderada, un 33,3% severa, y un 16,7% con ceguera. En la valoración de la sensibilidad al contraste 45,8% presentó una sensibilidad moderada, en un 37,5% fue mala y un 16,7% fue muy mala. En cuanto a la visión de color un 60%, presentó anomalía tritan. La población albina Guna de la asociación Albinos SOS presentaron diversas anomalías visuales no diagnosticadas que impactan negativamente su desarrollo y calidad de vida.
dc.description.sponsorshipAlbinism is a group of inherited genetic disorders that result in an inability to generate and/or distribute melanin in the body. Ocular albinism can also cause a series of abnormalities such as foveal hypoplasia, strabismus, nystagmus, photophobia, low vision, refractive errors, and stereoscopic vision deficiencies. This is why it is important to perform periodic eye examinations on patients with albinism. Therefore, this research aims to determine the visual characteristics of the Guna albino population of the SOS Albino Association of Panama. A non-experimental, quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, comparative, and correlational study was conducted. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and color vision tests were performed. A total of 25 individuals with albinism were evaluated: 12 women (48%) and 13 men (52%). 80% did not use optical correction, 50% had moderate visual impairment, 33.3% had severe visual impairment, and 16.7% were blind. Contrast sensitivity assessment showed moderate sensitivity in 45.8%, poor sensitivity in 37.5%, and very poor sensitivity in 16.7%. Regarding color vision, 60% had a Tritan abnormality. The Guna albino population of the Albinos SOS association presented various undiagnosed visual abnormalities that negatively impact their development and quality of life.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio2.udelas.ac.pa/handle/123456789/1645
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherUniversidad Especializada de las Américas
dc.relation.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectagudeza visual
dc.subjectalbinismo
dc.subjectcorrección óptica
dc.subjectnistagmo
dc.subjectsensibilidad al contraste
dc.subjectvisión del color
dc.subjectalbinism
dc.subjectcolor vision
dc.subjectcontrast sensitivity
dc.subjectnystagmus
dc.subjectoptical correction
dc.subjectvisual acuity
dc.titleCaracterísticas visuales de la población Guna albina de la Asociación SOS Albinos Panamá atendidos en abril 2025
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dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/updatedVersion
repositorio.trabajodegrado.carreraLicenciatura en Doctorado profesional en Optometría
repositorio.trabajodegrado.facultadFacultad de Ciencias Médicas y Clínicas
repositorio.trabajodegrado.sedePanamá
repositorio.trabajodegrado.tipoTesis - Licenciatura

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