Assessment of Ocular Conditions among Pediatric Patients

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Assessment of Ocular Conditions among Pediatric Patients

Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Introduction: Vision disorders are the fourth most common class of disability of children the leading cause of handicapping conditions in childhood. In infants and young children these vision disorders include significant refractive error, strabismus, and amblyopia, as well as other ocular diseases. We planned this study to assess the different ocular conditions among pediatric patients. Material and methods: The study was conducted in the ophthalmology department of the shadan institute of medical science. For the study, 510 pediatric patients reporting to the department between the age group 0-16 years were selected. Patients were grouped according to their age group preschool (0–5 years), school-age (6–10 years) or older children (11–15 years) . In their first visit, all of them had a full ophthalmic evaluation, including refraction/cyclorefraction, carried by and optometrist and an assessment of intraocular pressure (IOP), ocular motility, dilated ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp examination and carried out by a consultant ophthalmologist.Results: We evaluated 510 records of patients who were seen in the hospital during the study periodconstituting 100 % of all new patients seen less than 16 years old. Patients who had no eye disorders, 120 patients of all patients were excluded from the study. The review was done for 390 patients with a mean age of 8.19 years. There were 182 females and 208 males. The highest number of consultation was recorded among the preschool age group patients and constituted around 153 patients. Refractive errors were the most common encountered disorders seen in 124 patients, which was followed by conjunctival diseases (93 patients). Conclusion: From the results of the study, this can be concluded that refractive errors are the most common cause of the ocular morbidity. Proper eye health education to the community is must to prevent these morbidities. Children with diseases at initial stages must be presented early at eye care centers for proper management of these conditions.

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Mohd Qamruddin

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