Prevalence and causes of ocular morbidity in school going children of Haldwani (Nainital)

Panwar, Nishith; Sharma, Vimlesh; Titiyal, Govind Singh

doi:10.5958/2395-1451.2016.00028.7

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“…Similar findings were observed by Panwar et al in Haldwani district of Nainital. [14] It was also observed that the prevalence was found to be significantly higher ( P < 0.05) in Government schools as compared to Private schools, which was similar to a study done by Bansal et al on school going children of South India. [15] Significant association ( P < 0.05) was observed with socio-economic status with prevalence of ocular morbidities, which was similar to a study conducted in Maharashtra.…”

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Pattern of ocular morbidities: A cross-sectional study on school-going children in Shillong city

Sarkar

Medhi

Bhattacharyya

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Introduction: India is plagued by ocular morbidities in school-children. However, there exists paucity of studies, school health check-ups, and health education in the north-eastern region. This study aimed at estimating the prevalence and pattern of various ocular morbidities in school-going children of Shillong. Methodology: It was a school-based cross-sectional study done in Shillong, Meghalaya among 540 school-going children from class VI to X. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results: The most common ocular morbidity was refractive error (57.4%) followed by vitamin A deficiency (38.1%), color blindness (3.1%), nevus (3%), manifest squint (2.2%), ptosis (2.2%), conjunctivitis (0.9%), stye (0.4%), etc., There was statistically significant association ( P = 0.0192) among the variations of presence of ocular morbidities in the various age groups, among students attending Government or Private schools ( P = 0.0430), and socio-economic status ( P = 0.012). The prevalence of ocular morbidities was found to have highly significant association with the educational status of both the father ( P = 0.0001) and mother ( P = 0.001). In addition, the occupational status of the father ( P = 0.0472) and the mother ( P = 0.0251) were significantly associated with the prevalence too. Conclusion: The prevalence of ocular morbidities was found to be much higher than in other places of the country, which may be because of environmental factors and lifestyle combined with a lack of awareness and timely diagnosis and an absence of robust school health program. A regular screening along with specific health education campaigns can go a long way in decreasing the same.

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Pattern of ocular morbidities: A cross-sectional study on school-going children in Shillong city

Sarkar

Medhi

Bhattacharyya

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…This was similar to a study done in Nainital, where the prevalence was 15.6%. 13 Prevalence was much higher than studies conducted in Warangal (2.36%), Khammam (2.04%) and Kolkata (9.4%) and lower than studies conducted in Chennai (19.3%) and Shimla(31.6%). 6,[14][15][16][17] Certain studies done in other countries have shown variable prevalence of refractive errors, with a study done in Bangladesh showing a prevalence of 7.66% and 26.3% in a study done in Kwabre, Ghana.…”

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“…10 Lower prevalence was seen in studies done in Ghana (0.9%), Warangal (0.42%) and Nainital (0.2%). 11,13,14 …”

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Prevalence of ocular morbidities of children in higher primary schools in rural areas of Mangalore

Vidya

Kiran

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Vision plays an important role in proper growth of a child, as poor vision can lead to reduction in the learning potential of a child. Various causes can bring about poor vision in children and proper evaluation at an early stage can help improve the quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of ocular morbidity in school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 6 schools, which included Government and private schools around the field practice areas of a medical college. Eye examination was done which included testing for visual acuity, external examination and anterior segment examination with a pen torch and posterior segment examination with a direct ophthalmoscope. Statistical analysis: Data was analysed using SPSS. Results: Of the 402 children, 51.5% of the children were males and 48.5% were females. All the children were aged between 10 and 13 years. The most common eye symptom the students presented with was headache on reading for long durations (24.6%). The overall prevalence of ocular morbidity was found to be 20.4%. Refractive errors were the most common cause of ocular morbidity (14.2%). Parental history of wearing spectacles had an association with ptosis in children (p<0.026) and faulty near vision (p<0.022). Conclusions: Ocular morbidity is high in school going children. Since most of the causes of ocular morbidity are preventable or treatable, regular screening and early diagnosis and treatment can help improve the quality of life of children.

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Ocular Morbidity in Population of Uttarakhand

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Mathur²,

Joshi³

2019

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The visual system is the portion of the central nervous system through which human organism is able to see. Eye is very sensitive organ of our system so the care is very important. The task of the visual system is a big one. This system must have an almost innumerable amount of available information and extract only the useful information. Most important special sense in human being is the vision. For normal physical, mental, psychological development and education, vision should be normal. The aim of this review is to evaluate the ocular morbidity in the population of Uttarakhand. This study is a literature review of published studies from 2013 to 2017, held in the different journal and article and websites. Refractive error was the commonest ocular morbidity followed by disorders of conjunctiva, congenital malformations of eye, disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit, injury of eye and orbit, superficial injury of eye, disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body, disorders of choroid and retina and presence of functional implant. Most common complaint among children was watering of the eye followed by discharge from eyes, redness of eye and headache, diminished vision, itching and inability to see clearly in dim light. Prevalence of ocular morbidity was significantly associated with age.Commonest causes of injury were contact lens wear, road traffic accidents, sports playing & recreational activities and occupational. Delay in presentation was associated with complications.Stable intervention programs targeting refractive errors, allergic conjunctivitis, infections of lid and adnexa and trauma are used to decrease the burden of ocular morbidity.

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Prevalence and causes of ocular morbidity in school going children of Haldwani (Nainital)

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Pattern of ocular morbidities: A cross-sectional study on school-going children in Shillong city

Pattern of ocular morbidities: A cross-sectional study on school-going children in Shillong city

Prevalence of ocular morbidities of children in higher primary schools in rural areas of Mangalore

Ocular Morbidity in Population of Uttarakhand

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