Pattern of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children in Rural Areas of Jammu City of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: Visual impairment in children is mostly detected during school screening program in accordance with National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB). Materials and Methods: All schoolgoing children of both genders aged 5-16 years under school screening program underwent visual acuity (VA) assessment, ocular motility evaluation, and cover-uncover test. Depending on type of eye disease, they were categorized. Children with defective vision were further examined employing objective refraction using autorefractometer followed by streak retinoscopy after instilling 1% cyclopentolate eye drops. Children with any kind of refractive errors were evaluated and categorized according to the type of refractive error on post-mydriatic examination. Children with prior ocular surgery or any ocular disease contributing to diminished VA, manifest strabismus, and pathological myopia were excluded from the study. Results: The prevalence of refractive error in this study is 11.6%. There is no significant difference in prevalence of refractive error between two sexes. The prevalence increases with age. The common refractive error was astigmatism followed by myopia and then hypermetropia. Conclusion: Refractive error is important cause of treatable blindness in schoolgoing children in the age group of 5-16 years. Hence, regular eye screening among schoolchildren is mandatory as is covered under NPCB.
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Renu Hashia, Anjali Slathia
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