Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand
Introduction: Amblyopia is one of the common causes of childhood visual impairment. The prevalence of amblyopia usually varies according to the age group of the studied population and the factors prevailing in that region. The upper limit of the critical time when amblyopia can develop is around...
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| description | Introduction: Amblyopia is one of the common causes of
childhood visual impairment. The prevalence of amblyopia
usually varies according to the age group of the studied
population and the factors prevailing in that region. The upper
limit of the critical time when amblyopia can develop is around
eight years of age and it can be permanent if corrective measures
are not taken in time.
Aim: The purpose of study was to know the profile and pattern
of amblyopia in children aged 5-15 years with refractive error
in Uttarakhand and to compare it with national and regional
(South Asian) studies.
Materials and Methods: In the present retrospective crosssectional study, 360 children from 5-15 yrs of age who attended
the OPD during the period between September 2014 to February
2015, had undergone detailed Ophthalmic examination. The
children having vision < 6/12 with out organic lesion were
included in the study. The children with strabismus, previous
ocular surgery and ocular diseases were excluded. Chi-Square
test was done for statistical analysis (IBM SPSS Version 23).
Results: The percentage of amblyopia was 8.6% (n=31) with
insignificant gender variation (p-value>0.05). Amblyopia due
to astigmatism (combined) was in 41.93% (n=13) followed by
Hypermetropia [32.25% (n=10)] and least in myopia [25.8%
(n=8)]. In 51.61% cases age of presentation was 5-10 years
while rest belonged to > 10 years of age. Binocular amblyopia
was more (58.06%) then unilateral amblyopia (41.93%).
Conclusion: Refractory errors are second most common cause
of paediatrc amblyopia. Amblyopia and associated strabismus
can have devastating psychosocial and economical fall outs.
Our study emphasizes the need of visual screening of school
children and prescribing them correct spectacles at appropriate
time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df36b38ace814e6688b217b5396815de2022-12-22T01:47:46ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-11-011011SC09SC1110.7860/JCDR/2016/16026.8866Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in UttarakhandManisha Gupta0Sudhir Kumar Rana1Sanjiv Kumar Mittal2R.N.P. Sinha3Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.Introduction: Amblyopia is one of the common causes of childhood visual impairment. The prevalence of amblyopia usually varies according to the age group of the studied population and the factors prevailing in that region. The upper limit of the critical time when amblyopia can develop is around eight years of age and it can be permanent if corrective measures are not taken in time. Aim: The purpose of study was to know the profile and pattern of amblyopia in children aged 5-15 years with refractive error in Uttarakhand and to compare it with national and regional (South Asian) studies. Materials and Methods: In the present retrospective crosssectional study, 360 children from 5-15 yrs of age who attended the OPD during the period between September 2014 to February 2015, had undergone detailed Ophthalmic examination. The children having vision < 6/12 with out organic lesion were included in the study. The children with strabismus, previous ocular surgery and ocular diseases were excluded. Chi-Square test was done for statistical analysis (IBM SPSS Version 23). Results: The percentage of amblyopia was 8.6% (n=31) with insignificant gender variation (p-value>0.05). Amblyopia due to astigmatism (combined) was in 41.93% (n=13) followed by Hypermetropia [32.25% (n=10)] and least in myopia [25.8% (n=8)]. In 51.61% cases age of presentation was 5-10 years while rest belonged to > 10 years of age. Binocular amblyopia was more (58.06%) then unilateral amblyopia (41.93%). Conclusion: Refractory errors are second most common cause of paediatrc amblyopia. Amblyopia and associated strabismus can have devastating psychosocial and economical fall outs. Our study emphasizes the need of visual screening of school children and prescribing them correct spectacles at appropriate time.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8866/16026_CE[Ra1]_F(P)_PF1(R_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfametropiaanisometropiaastigmatism |
| spellingShingle | Manisha Gupta Sudhir Kumar Rana Sanjiv Kumar Mittal R.N.P. Sinha Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research ametropia anisometropia astigmatism |
| title | Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand |
| title_full | Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand |
| title_fullStr | Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand |
| title_short | Profile of Amblyopia in School going (5-15 years) Children at State Level Referral Hospital in Uttarakhand |
| title_sort | profile of amblyopia in school going 5 15 years children at state level referral hospital in uttarakhand |
| topic | ametropia anisometropia astigmatism |
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