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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2022)
Prevalence of refractive errors in school going children in tribal belt of India
Authors
Payal Mukherji, Vivek Mishra
Abstract
Aim: to study the prevalence and types of refractive errors in children of school going age-group (6-18 years) in the tribal belt of Jharkhand and hence prevent visual impairment by proper intervention. Materials and Methods: This observational hospital based study was performed in Ophthalmology department of RIO, RIMS Ranchi between July 2018 to June 2019. Tribal children of school going age-group (6-18 years), who visited eye OPD with complains of diminution of vision were thoroughly evaluated. The study parameters were visual acuity (VA) and ocular examination. VA was measured with the Snellen E/ alphabet chart while students with subnormal vision were examined using pinhole, retinoscopy and subjective refraction. Data was analysed using SPSS software and all differences associated with chance probability of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Total 937 children were included in the study out of which 511 children had refractive errors (54.54%). Out of 511 children, there were 357 males and 154 females (sex ratio- 2.31:1).Of these 511 children with refractive errors, 252 children had visual acuity <20/40 (49.31%). Most of the children with refractive errors belonged to age group 16-18 years (38.94%) followed by age group 14-16 years (20.16%). Among refractive errors, myopia was found to be most common. Conclusion: Refractive errors among school going children is a common problem and needs to be assessed regularly for early intervention.
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Pages:13-15
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Payal Mukherji, Vivek Mishra "Prevalence of refractive errors in school going children in tribal belt of India ". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 13-15
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