The purpose of this study was to determine the number of residents requiring corrective lenses in a youth detention center for juveniles from 12 to 18 years old over a 2-year period. A greater number of adolescents incarcerated for criminal activity in a detention center had uncorrected refractive errors (34.87 %) as compared to a comparable population in the public school system (22 %). The prevalence of significant refractive errors among incarcerated adolescents in this study is significantly higher than has been reported previously. The current study found a refractive error rate of almost 35 %. This difference can be explained by a number of factors in their social environments and identifies an area for potential intervention to reduce antisocial behavior in this population.
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Harrie, R. P., & Harrie, P. C. (2016). The Prevalence of Uncorrected Refractive Errors in Adolescents Incarcerated in a Youth Detention Center. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 33(3), 273–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-015-0422-4
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