Prevalence of amblyopia in paediatric cases attending tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Amblyopia is a rather common condition encountered almost every day in our practice. There are increasing visual demands in our ever more mechanized society, amblyopia has become a growing socio-economic problem. If not recognized and treated early in life, it can permanently impair the patients binocular vision. Steps to alleviate the gravity of problem can be taken only when its predisposing and etiological factors are fully understood and tackledat the earliest. The present study was conducted from this angle so as to find out the prevalence and age distribution of amblyopia and to explore the various factors leading to its development with the study of their relative prevalence. Aim: 1. To study the prevalence of amblyopia in patients (up to 18 yrs), attending ophthalmology O.P.D, in a tertiary health care centre.2. To find out the most common causes of amblyopia in the given population. Inclusion criteria: Patients 1yr and above upto 18 yrs. Exclusion criteria: Children less then 1yr and children with neurological Disorders. Materials: The cases included in the present study were selected from patients attending the outpatient department of ophthalmology and pediatrics, during the period of 1-11-2010 to 30-11-2012.Detail history was elicited, taking into account duration of amblyopia, spectacle wear, birth history and family history. Thorough examination of eye was done, with reference to Anterior as well as posterior segment to find out any cause of Amblyopia. Stereopsis was tested with lang’s two pencil test and TNO test. Results: Total number of cases with mblyopia were 85 out of 4,570 patients attending O.P.D. with a prevalence of 1.85%.Out of these 85 cases amblyopes maximum cases were having Anisometropic amblyopia and75% cases were found to have esotropia. 82.5% cases had no stereopsis when checked by TNO test.
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J P Mishrikotkar, S R Thakre, S A Deshpande
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