Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study
Purpose: Uncorrected refractive error is one of the most important causes of visual impairment worldwide. Addressing childhood vision impairment (VI) is one of the main goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat blindness strategies. Objective: To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of...
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| description | Purpose: Uncorrected refractive error is one of the most important causes of visual impairment worldwide. Addressing childhood vision impairment (VI) is one of the main goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat blindness strategies. Objective: To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among children aged 10 to 16 years in Baramulla district, Kashmir. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 680 school children during an eye camp under the school health program of the national program for control of blindness. The screening was conducted in four schools in Baramulla district, Kashmir. The schools were selected using the non-probability convenient sampling technique. Results: A total of 680 school children from classes sixth to tenth aged 10–16 years participated in the study. Out of 680 students, 545 (80%) had normal vision, 97 (14%) had impaired visual acuity ranging between 6/9 and 6/24, and 38 (6%) had severe VI ranging from 6/36 to 6/60. Among the various types of refractive errors, myopia was the most prevalent affecting 54 children. Age distribution of refractive errors showed myopia to be more prevalent in the age group 13–14 years (16, 14 cases), hypermetropia was more prevalent in the age group 14–15 years (10, 8 cases), and astigmatism 5 cases in the age group 14–15 years. Conclusion: The study provides useful and baseline data about the refractive error amongst the school children of the Baramulla district. A larger study needs to be conducted in all schools of the state to get a clear picture of RE and other eye-related problems to detect vision problems earlier. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8fa32f3b826429790d3134dddf1064f2024-03-25T14:37:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892023-01-0171123642364510.4103/IJO.IJO_982_23Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional studySabreena HassanSahila NabiNazia ZahoorShabana KhanAbdul A MakayeeAbdul WahabPurpose: Uncorrected refractive error is one of the most important causes of visual impairment worldwide. Addressing childhood vision impairment (VI) is one of the main goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat blindness strategies. Objective: To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among children aged 10 to 16 years in Baramulla district, Kashmir. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 680 school children during an eye camp under the school health program of the national program for control of blindness. The screening was conducted in four schools in Baramulla district, Kashmir. The schools were selected using the non-probability convenient sampling technique. Results: A total of 680 school children from classes sixth to tenth aged 10–16 years participated in the study. Out of 680 students, 545 (80%) had normal vision, 97 (14%) had impaired visual acuity ranging between 6/9 and 6/24, and 38 (6%) had severe VI ranging from 6/36 to 6/60. Among the various types of refractive errors, myopia was the most prevalent affecting 54 children. Age distribution of refractive errors showed myopia to be more prevalent in the age group 13–14 years (16, 14 cases), hypermetropia was more prevalent in the age group 14–15 years (10, 8 cases), and astigmatism 5 cases in the age group 14–15 years. Conclusion: The study provides useful and baseline data about the refractive error amongst the school children of the Baramulla district. A larger study needs to be conducted in all schools of the state to get a clear picture of RE and other eye-related problems to detect vision problems earlier.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=12;spage=3642;epage=3645;aulast=Hassanastigmatismhypermetropiamyopiarefractive error |
| spellingShingle | Sabreena Hassan Sahila Nabi Nazia Zahoor Shabana Khan Abdul A Makayee Abdul Wahab Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study Indian Journal of Ophthalmology astigmatism hypermetropia myopia refractive error |
| title | Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school-going children in district Baramulla, Kashmir: A cross sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among school going children in district baramulla kashmir a cross sectional study |
| topic | astigmatism hypermetropia myopia refractive error |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=12;spage=3642;epage=3645;aulast=Hassan |
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