Spectacles and Refractive Errors: Children’s Perspective

Maitreya, Amit

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“…Even though their children wore glasses, they were worried about its acceptance in the family as well as at school. Similar tendencies have been reported from other parts of the world 13,18,[25][26][27][28] . Hence, there is a need of communication intervention to be planned by the concerned authorities to educate parents.…”

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Parents’ Awareness and Perception of Children’s Refractive Error. A Qualitative Study

Ghailani

Noushad

Khurshid

et al. 2020

MJPHM

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Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of moderate and severe visual impairment across the globe. An important driver for early detection and management of refractive errors among children is appropriate parental awareness. This study aims to understand the awareness and perception among parents of children with refractive errors utilizing the conceptual framework of Health Belief Model. This qualitative study focused to conduct semi-structured interviews of parents who sought eye care for their children. Thirty-five parents who visited an eye care center for refractive error correction of their children between 5 to 15 years of age were purposively selected. The four constructs of the Health Belief Model (perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers) were applied to prepare the interview guide. The voice records of participants were transcribed verbatim, coded and qualitatively analyzed to generate relevant themes. All participants were well aware of refractive errors and the implications of them on the visual and social development of children if they leave the errors untreated. However,there were varying perception about refractive error leading to serious consequences. The enanced quality of life with proper refractive correction prompted parents to seek timely eyecare for their children.

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Parents’ Awareness and Perception of Children’s Refractive Error. A Qualitative Study

Ghailani

Noushad

Khurshid

et al. 2020

MJPHM

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“…However there are many psychosocial perceptions about the wearing of spectacles among people especially young adults. [6][7][8][9][10][11] Generally, ignorance of refractive errors and the benefits of using spectacles to relieve symptoms could be said to be one of the main causes of not wearing spectacles. 12,13 People who need spectacles also shy from wearing them because they would be thought of as being blind or visually handicapped.…”

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“…For others, wearing spectacles could diminish their chances of getting a spouse whereas some also perceive it to be for only the old folks. 9,12,14 Contrary to the above perceptions, people wear spectacles because it improves their appearance and sight; augments their confidence and demeanour; and makes them look innocent and intelligent. 12,15,16 Most psychosocial perceptions to spectacle wear, however, usually results non-use of spectacles.…”

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Attitudes and Beliefs of Undergraduate Students to Spectacle Wear in Ghana

Kobia‐Acquah¹

2018

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“…In India, it is acknowledged that access to primary eye care facilities is not uniform across the country, 6,7 especially in children 8,9 who remain at risk of having visual impairment specifically due to causes such as uncorrected refractive errors 10 . Others have reported that programmes that cater to school‐aged children to alleviate needless visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive errors are influenced by local circumstances such as geographical location, availability of resources, social beliefs and economic conditions 10–17 . Therefore, the knowledge of local circumstances and their influence on school eye health programmes will enable better planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation of the programme and promote its scalability.…”

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A realist evaluation of the implementation of a large‐scale school eye health programme in India: a qualitative study

Bharani

Liu

Borah³

et al. 2021

Ophthalmic Physiologic Optic

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Purpose This study investigates how and in what circumstances a school‐based eye health programme, the Refractive Errors Among CHildren (REACH) programme, achieved its desired outcomes: accessibility, standards of refractive care, fidelity and availability of comprehensive services, for over 2 million school children in six districts across India. Methods We conducted a realist evaluation to identify programme aspects and their causal relationships with outcomes. Deductive and inductive thematic analysis of qualitative data included three phases: 1. theory gleaning, 2. eliciting programme theory, 3. revisiting programme theory. The Initial Programme Theories (IPTs) were developed and revised through review of the literature, programme documents and field notes. We reviewed informal and formal discussions from the participatory advisory workshops and conducted semi‐structured interviews with key stakeholders for the development and refinement of the IPTs. We based our analysis on the programme designers’ perspective; used contexts, mechanisms and outcomes configuration for the analysis and presentation of the findings and reported the revised IPTs for the REACH programme. Results We identified four major programme aspects of the REACH programme for evaluation: programme governing unit, human resource, innovation and technology and funding. Based on the intended outcomes of the programme, themes and contexts were sorted and IPTs were defined. We revised the IPTs based on the analysis of the interviews (n = 19). The contexts and mechanisms that were reported to have potential influence on the attainment of favourable programme outcomes were identified. The revisions to the IPTs included: co‐designing a collaborative model and involving local government officials to reinforce trust, community partnerships; local well‐trained staff to encourage participation; use of the web‐based data capturing system with built‐in quality control measures and continued technical support; pre‐determined costs and targets for the outputs promoted transparency and adherence with costs. Conclusion This process provided a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and possibilities for a large‐scale school eye health programme in diverse local contexts in India. This illustrated the importance of embracing principles of system thinking and considering contextual factors for School Eye Health programmes in low and middle‐income countries.

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Spectacles and Refractive Errors: Children’s Perspective

Abstract: Purpose:-To study common perceptions in children about the use of spectacles as well as refractive error and problems faced by these children while using spectacles. Methods:-

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Parents’ Awareness and Perception of Children’s Refractive Error. A Qualitative Study

Parents’ Awareness and Perception of Children’s Refractive Error. A Qualitative Study

Attitudes and Beliefs of Undergraduate Students to Spectacle Wear in Ghana

A realist evaluation of the implementation of a large‐scale school eye health programme in India: a qualitative study

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