Authors :
Dr. Venugopal Reddy. I; Dr. Rajesh Babu .M; Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7898051
Abstract :
Background:
In India, children make up 31% of the populace.
There are 1.4 million blind children in the globe,
according to estimates. Another 7 million people have
low vision, and 10 million toddlers have a correctable
refractive error that impairs their vision. The prevalence
of blindness in India, despite the fact that no populationbased national study has been conducted, is thought to
be 0.8/1000 children in the age range of 0 to 15 years. It's
crucial to identify and address preventable eye diseases
and visual impairment in children as early as possible.
Materials:
Using the standard opthal examination procedure,
visual screening was conducted. Snellen's charts,
common near vision charts, torch lights, direct
ophthalmoscopy, retinoscopy, and auto refractor were
used to test children.
Results:
Of the 2016 school-aged children who were
evaluated, 1040 (51.6%) of them were men and 976
(48.4%) were women. Prevalence of ocular morbidity
was 283 (14.04%), refractive errors were 222 (11.01%),
strabismus was 6 (0.30%), amblyopia was 4 (0.20%),
vitamin A deficiency was 5 (0.25%), allergic
conjunctivitis was 19 (0.94%), and other eye morbidities
like blepheritis, hordeolum, coloboma, etc. were 27
(1.34%). Out of 222 kids with refractive errors, 154 (or
7.6%) had myopia, 38 (or 1.88%) had hypermetropia,
and 30 (or 1.48%) had astigmatism, indicating high
incidence of myopia (P value 0.05) compared to other
issues.
Conclusion:
It was found that school-aged adolescents had a
high prevalence of ocular morbidities and more
refractive errors. It backs up the suggestion that vision
testing of schoolchildren in developing nations could be a
helpful instrument in identifying treatable causes of
decreased vision, particularly refractive errors, and in
minimising long-term permanent visual impairment.
School children form an important large target group
for screening ocular morbidities
Background:
In India, children make up 31% of the populace.
There are 1.4 million blind children in the globe,
according to estimates. Another 7 million people have
low vision, and 10 million toddlers have a correctable
refractive error that impairs their vision. The prevalence
of blindness in India, despite the fact that no populationbased national study has been conducted, is thought to
be 0.8/1000 children in the age range of 0 to 15 years. It's
crucial to identify and address preventable eye diseases
and visual impairment in children as early as possible.
Materials:
Using the standard opthal examination procedure,
visual screening was conducted. Snellen's charts,
common near vision charts, torch lights, direct
ophthalmoscopy, retinoscopy, and auto refractor were
used to test children.
Results:
Of the 2016 school-aged children who were
evaluated, 1040 (51.6%) of them were men and 976
(48.4%) were women. Prevalence of ocular morbidity
was 283 (14.04%), refractive errors were 222 (11.01%),
strabismus was 6 (0.30%), amblyopia was 4 (0.20%),
vitamin A deficiency was 5 (0.25%), allergic
conjunctivitis was 19 (0.94%), and other eye morbidities
like blepheritis, hordeolum, coloboma, etc. were 27
(1.34%). Out of 222 kids with refractive errors, 154 (or
7.6%) had myopia, 38 (or 1.88%) had hypermetropia,
and 30 (or 1.48%) had astigmatism, indicating high
incidence of myopia (P value 0.05) compared to other
issues.
Conclusion:
It was found that school-aged adolescents had a
high prevalence of ocular morbidities and more
refractive errors. It backs up the suggestion that vision
testing of schoolchildren in developing nations could be a
helpful instrument in identifying treatable causes of
decreased vision, particularly refractive errors, and in
minimising long-term permanent visual impairment.
School children form an important large target group
for screening ocular morbidities
