Refraction-seeking behaviour among young people presenting to a medical college hospital of Bihar
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
With an objective to enquire about availability of primary or secondary level facilities for refraction and explore reasons for approaching a tertiary OPD despite awareness of the same a prospective study was conducted over a two month period in the ophthalmology OPD of a medical college of Bihar among patients aged 1024 years from Patna district diagnosed with refractive errors using a predesigned interview schedule and subsequent statistical analysis Of 1075 subjects about 61 of rural young people recalled that refraction facilities of primary or secondary level were available in the vicinity of their residence about 18 denied availability and 21 were unaware while all 961 urban young people were aware of the same The prime reason for visit among urban patients was the need for certification from a government institution for admission to an educational institution or job Hence there is need to establish new and advertise existing vision centres conduct community screening establish governmentsubsidized optician services network inculcate importance of counselling patients among all eye care professionals define the role of a tertiary care institution in the minds of the public and support the tertiary hospital by a highvolume primary eye care facility in the neighbourhoodKeywords Residence Refractive errors Refraction facilities Screening Tertiary OPD Vision centres
Authors and Affiliations
Prateek Nishant, Sony Sinha, Ranjeet Kumar Sinha
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