Determination of the proportion of refractive errors in patients with primary complaint of headache and the significance of refractive error correction in symptoms relief
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Headache attributed to refractive errors HARE is a common condition caused by myopia hypermetropia and astigmatisms Headache is not necessarily experienced by all individuals with REs HARE is mainly caused by the strain produced in the ciliary muscles to focus objects more often during near works like reading This study is an attempt to estimate REs with headache and symptoms relief after correction respectivelyMaterials and Methods 103 cases of both sexes with mean age 1904727 years referred to the ophthalmology out patient department with complain of haedache were included in the study Objective refraction was measured with 05 cyclopentolate drops and retinoscopy was done with suitable lenses All cases were followed up for a period of one monthResults The frequency of REs in headache patients was found to be 29 2815 with hypermetropia 93103 myopia 62069 mixed astigmatism 51724 compound myopic astigmatism 41379 compound hypermetropic astigmatism 31034 simple myopic astigmatism 2690 Asthenopia was found in 62 of cases diagnosed with RE Symptoms relief was seen in 69 of cases after spectacles prescription 16 out of 19 patients with asthenopia experienced symptoms relief after one monthConclusion Among the many causes of headache HARE is a subgroup to be resolved with ophthalmological consultation The results of this study indicates a positive association of Res in causing headache and the importance of lens correction in symptoms relief So all headache cases should have ophthalmological examination since maximum amount of success is possible in HARE managementKeywords Asthenopia Astigmatism Headache Hypermetropia Myopia Refractive error
Authors and Affiliations
Srimathy A Jain, Sutapa Das, M. Subashini, Kaviraj Mahadevan
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