Prevalence of ocular morbidities among school children’s in the field practice area of a tertiary care hospital in Mangaluru, Karnataka
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Background:Prevalence of blindness in children is estimated to be around 1.25/1000 in rural and 0.53/1000 in urban areas in India. Ocular morbidity describes any eye disease regardless of visual loss. Ocular morbidity may affect large number of students and could lead to visual loss. Objective:To assess the prevalence of ocular morbidities among school children in the field practice area of a tertiary care hospital in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Materials and methods: A Cross sectional study was carried out among School children studying from 5th to 10th standard in the field practice area of A.J Institute of medical science& research center. Study period was from June 2014 – July 2015, Schools located in Rural and Urban field practice areas of A J Institute of Medical Science and Research Center. A total of 2152 school children were examined for ocular morbidities.Data was analyzedusing SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Inc.16.0 software. Results: The prevalence of ocular morbidity was 15.56%%. Total 292students were found to have refractive error which was the most common ocular morbidity Conclusion:Refractive error continues to be the most common Ocular morbidity among school going children. Regular eye screening programmes need to be conducted to detect ocular morbidities.
Authors and Affiliations
Tamal Chakraborty, Kaushik Tripura, Krutarth Brahmbhatt, Sajjan Maddapady, Shubhaleena Debnath, P V Kurulkar
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