Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors in Children of South Sinai, Egypt

Yamamah, Gamal; Alim, Ahmed Ahmed Talaat Abdel; Mostafa, Yehia; Ahmed, Rania A.; Mahmoud, Asmaa

doi:10.3109/09286586.2015.1056811

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“…The total prevalence of visual impairment in this study was 21.9%, which is comparable to that reported in Pakistan 6 and India but lower than the prevalence of visual impairment in Afghanistan and Egypt. [7][8][9] The prevalence of visual impairment in this study was higher than that reported in Brazil. 10 This may be due to difference in sample size, age-group studied, research methodologies adopted and geographical area.…”

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Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among school children in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

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Background: Vision loss in childhood has serious implications in all stages of child’s growth and development. It poses social, educational and occupational challenges, with affected children being at greater risk of developing behavioral, psychological and emotional problems, lower self-esteem and poorer social integration. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and identify the causes of visual impairment and blindness in school children of UC Gojra, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan so that prevention strategies could be implemented.Methods: This was a school-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among public and private schools. A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used for selecting study participants aged 5-20 years from 24 schools in Muzaffarabad. The vision of school children was examined for visual acuity using standard Snellen chart. Those participants who had visual acuity of <6/18 in either eye underwent a more detailed ophthalmic examination to diagnose the causes of VI. An exploration of demographic variables was conducted using Chi-square test. Results: The mean age of participants was 10±2.83. The prevalence of visual impairment was 19.6% and 2.3% for severe visual impairment. The age group most affected by VI was 11-15 years (74.2%). There were increased chances of developing VI with advancing age of the participants. Males contributed 88.7% of the cases of VI while females contributed only 11.3%. The class category 5-6 had higher percentage of VI cases (32.7%). Public schools contributed 52.8% of the cases of VI while for private schools the corresponding percentage was 47.2%. The leading cause of VI was refractive error (89.3%) followed by amblyopia (5.0%). Other causes of VI included cataract (1.2%), corneal disease (1.8%), strabismus (1.8%) and nystagmus (0.6%).Conclusions: There is a need to implement school health policy on visual screening prior to admissions in schools and annual eye screening program for early detection and prompt treatment of eye problems among school children in Muzaffarabad.

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Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among school children in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

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“…Pavithra MB et al in Bangalore and Hashemi H et al in Iran reported a higher mean age of presentation. 7,10,11 But in all of the above mentioned studies, the minimum age of children included in these studies was also higher.…”

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“…Similar results were reported from Nepal, Ethiopia and Egypt. 1,10,16 Many studies done in several countries throughout the world including India reported myopia as the most common refractive error. 2,12 Use of different inclusion criteria can be one reason for such difference.…”

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Clinical profile of refractive errors in children in a tertiary care hospital of Northern India

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Maitreya

Dhasmana

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…As reported in a study conducted in South Sinai, Egypt schoolchildren where refractive errors represent 90.32% of visual impairment causes. 3 Many studies carried out in Egypt revealed that the prevalence of refractive errors in school children ranged from 13.4% to 39%. 4,5 Also, other studies showed that refractive error was responsible for 1.1% legal blindness (which is defined as vision less than 6/60).…”

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Screening of refractive error among primary school students at Tanta City Gharbia governorate Egypt. How serious is the problem?

Elsabagh

El-Seht

2020

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors in Children of South Sinai, Egypt

Cited by 33 publications

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Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among school children in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among school children in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

Clinical profile of refractive errors in children in a tertiary care hospital of Northern India

Screening of refractive error among primary school students at Tanta City Gharbia governorate Egypt. How serious is the problem?

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