Clinical profile of childhood blindness in a tertiary eye care centre in central India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives To determine institution based incidence of childhood blindness and to study its clinical profileType of Study An observational retrospective institution based studyMaterials and Methods This study was conducted in a tertiary centre in central India from July 2014 to September 2016Children who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study They were thoroughly examined in each of details Data was entered in a prescribed format and was analyzed to know the clinical profile of childhood blindnessResults A total of 44064 patients were examined in the study 47 cases met the inclusion criteria Institutional prevalence was 106 1000 population and incidence was 0341000 population Maximum cases of blindness belong to 05 years age and was more in females as compared to males Corneal pathologies were leading cause of childhood blindness followed by trauma and congenital globe anomalies Keratomalacia was a major cause of preventable childhood blindnessConclusion Childhood blindness is an important problem in the community It should be dealt with proper planning High percentage of childhood blindness is either preventable or treatable so early detection and treatment is necessary Keywords Childhood blindness Visual acuity Keratomalacia Corneal blindness
Authors and Affiliations
Jyotsna Jareda, Sooraj Singh Kubrey
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