A Clinical Study of Prevalence of Myopia in School Going Children in Kakinada City
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Refractive error is being the most common cause of visual impairment, in that myopia is the commonest cause. Myopia is a common vision condition affecting nearly 30% of population. It occur more frequently among school children aged between 8 and 12 years. Because the eye continues to grow during childhood, it typically progresses until about age 20. Uncorrected myopia is major public eye health problem in school - going children in India. Refractive error, and particularly myopia, places a substantial burden on the individual and on society. Therefore the magnitude of the problem needs to be assessed scientifically. Objectives: This study evaluates the prevalence of myopia in school going children in Kakinada City of Andhra Pradesh. Methods: Simple random sampling among school going children between 7 and 15 years of age were chosen for the study. Among the schools in Kakinada city, 6 schools were randomly selected for the study for a period of 1 year from January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2015. A detailed history regarding the personnel details, any presenting complaints, past history of wearing glasses was taken. The examination included thorough ocular torch light examination with special concentration to the visual axis by performing Hirschberg’s test. A visual acuity cut off of 6/9 was taken. Results: A total of 1.029 students were participated in study. The prevalence of myopia was found in 7.48% students. Increasing age was associated with the increased risk of having myopia. Girl students were more likely to have myopia than boys. The prevalence of myopia among girls was more than that of boys 8.2% and 6.68% respectively. Conclusion: Simple myopia which is very common in school going children is often remains undetected and is a leading cause of visual impairment for school students. Early detection and proper optical correction can prevent the morbidity due to myopia.
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Ch. M Subrahmanyaswara Rao, V Satyasrinivas, Ramendra Pratap Singh
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