scholarly journals Magnitude of Refractive Errors among school children in a rural block of Haryana

10.5580/1e5f ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 554-557
Author(s):  
Dr.R.Priyadarsini M.D ◽  
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Dr.K.Kanchana M.D ◽  
Dr.P.Shanmugapriya M.D ◽  
Dr.Malaiarasi M.D.

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhale Rajavi ◽  
Hamideh Sabbaghi ◽  
AhmadShojaei Baghini ◽  
Mehdi Yaseri ◽  
Hamidreza Moein ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Turaçli ◽  
S.G. Aktan ◽  
K. Dürük

Ophthalmic screening was done on 23,810 children visited at schools in different regions of Ankara. Children with below normal visual acuity were invited to the outpatient department and had a full routine ocular examination. Thirty-nine nursery and primary schools were selected, ten of them private, eleven average state schools, seven good state schools and eleven village schools. Among the 23,810 children, 3095 (13%) had various pathology; 1516 were girls, 1579 boys. Refractive errors were found in 85% of the children (2630). This equals 11% of the total screened population. Refractive errors were myopia 32%, hypermetropia 21%, astigmatism 47%. Strabismic children were 2.5%, and amblyopia was found in 1.1%. The purpose of the study was to assess the place of an ocular screening program in primary school children and to discuss the differences encountered in different urban areas.


Author(s):  
Chinta Durga Kumar ◽  
Venkata Suresh Anga

Background: Eye is one of the most vital organs of human body. Any abnormality in the eye can impair vision and make the person handicapped for life. The school children form a special group because they are most vulnerable to the effects of reduced vision and its impact on learning capability and educational potential. The objective of the study was to find out the factors affecting vision of secondary school children, to suggest preventive and remedial measures for defective vision.Methods: It was a cross sectional study. School children of Zilla Parishad secondary high school during November 2016 to December 2016 were studied. A pretested semi structured questionnaire was administered. A total of 320 students were included in the study by using convenient sampling technique. Data was entered in Microsoft excel sheet and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results were expressed as proportions for different study variables.Results: Out of the 320 students, majority 181 (56.56%) of study participants were girls. The highest number of students (49.38%) was between 12-13 years of age group. Prevalence of defective vision is 34%. Family history is present in 29% of the study population. 34% of children with defective vision, it was detected by their mother.Conclusions: Refractive errors are more in girls. Children and parents should be educated regarding ocular hygiene and early correction of refractive errors.


2000 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Zhi Zhang ◽  
Seang-Mei Saw ◽  
Rong-Zhao Hong ◽  
Zhi-Fu Fu ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
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