AIM:To investigate the situation of amblyopia in preschool children, and to provide evidence for the protection of visual acuity and prevention of amblyopia in children.

METHODS: From 2010 to 2015, a total of 236 203 school aged children in our hospital in Chengdu were examined with routine visual acuity. This study was performed by the professional eye doctor in our hospital using the international standard visual acuity chart and statistically analyzed.

RESULTS: There were 18.85%(44 516/236 203)of the subjects in the children with refractive errors, and the rate of amblyopia was 6.12%(14 453/236 203). In anisometropic amblyopia type the rate was 68.19%(9 856/14 453), significantly higher than the proportion of other types, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The composition ratio of mild amblyopia and medium amblyopiawas 53.69%(7 760/14 453)and 41.38%(5 980/14 453), which were significantly higher than that of severe amblyopia constitute 4.93%(713/14 453). Central monitor amblyopia proportion, 80.09%(11 575/14 453), was significantly higher than that of non center, and walk the proportion of amblyopia. The subjects were grouped according to their age. Amblyopia children who was <5 years old was 5.48%(6 254/114 213), higher than 5.33%(6 499/121 990)in ≥5 years old amblyopia children, but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).

CONCLUSION: School-age children with anisometropic amblyopia type constructed the main body of amblyopia children in our city. Mild to moderate amblyopia and the central vision amblyopia were large proportion of children with amblyopia. We should strengthen the visual inspection of school-age children in our city and do the work of prevention and early treatment of amblyopia.