scholarly journals Pattern of Refractive Error in Primary School Children in Rupandehi District, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma K.C. Rai ◽  
Hari Bahadur Thapa ◽  
Nanda Gurung ◽  
Arjun Malla Bhari ◽  
Manoj K Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Refractive Errors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government School ◽  
The Government ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

INTRODUCTION: Refractive error remains one of the primary causes of visual impairment in children worldwide. This study describes pattern of refractive errors among primary school students in Rupandehi district, Nepal.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Records of 128 children with refractive error aged 5-15 years from both urban and rural areas in Nepal between January and March 2011 were examined for patterns in the distribution of refractive errors. SPSS statistical software was used to perform analysis.RESULTS: The commonest type of refractive errors among the children was astigmatism (47%) followed by myopia (26%) and hyperopia (19%). Children in the age group 11-15 years had higher number of eyes with refractive error as compared to their younger counterparts 5 years /or below 5 years (49% vs. 9%). 71% students were from schools located in rural areas. Among the children with refractive errors, only 44.5% students were wearing glasses. 57% of the students studying in private schools were wearing glasses but only 26.9% students from the government school were wearing glasses.CONCLUSION: A wide variation in the distribution of refractive errors between the geographic locations, gender basis, types of schools as well as between the different ethnic groups was observed.Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015: 31-36

scholarly journals Refractive Error among Male Primary School Students in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and Associated Factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq Al Bahhawi ◽  
Anwar M Makeen ◽  
Hadi Hassan Daghreeri ◽  
Mohannad Faisal Tobaigy ◽  
Abdulrahman Mohammed Adawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Refractive Errors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Refractive error is a common and serious eye disorder that affects more than 153 million people globally. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and pattern of refractive error among male primary school children in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a randomly selected group of 395 students (aged 6-14 years) in Jazan region, Southwest Saudi Arabia. An optometrist and medical students assessed the refraction error using an autorefractor, a Snellen E chart and retinoscopy. Results: The overall prevalence of uncorrected refractive error in either eye was, 22% higher among rural students. The most prevalent refractive error was hyperopia (32.2%) followed by myopic astigmatism (31%) then myopia (17.2%). Next were hyperopic astigmatism (16.1%) and mixed astigmatism (3.5%). The following variables were associated with a higher risk of refractive errors and myopia: living in rural areas, having parents with refractive errors, spending more time on electronic devices and shorter visual distances. Conclusion: Refractive error was highly prevalent among primary school children in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The rural students were more affected by refractive errors, mainly hyperopia. The preschool vision test should be reconsidered, and a periodic vision examination should be applied to detect vision problems as early as possible.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Nutritional Status among Primary School Children in Uganda: Comparison of Urban and Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ji-Yeon Lee ◽  
Hye-Jung Park ◽  
Min Yu ◽  
Ha-Yeong Hwang ◽  
Jung-Rim Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

scholarly journals The distribution of refractive errors among children attending Lumbini Eye Institute, Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
S KC Rai ◽  
HB Thapa ◽  
MK Sharma ◽  
K Dhakhwa ◽  
R Karki
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Error ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Refractive Errors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pediatric Ophthalmology ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Childhood Blindness ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Uncorrected Refractive Error

Introduction: Uncorrected refractive error is an important cause of childhood blindness and visual impairment. Objective: To describe the patterns of refractive errors among children attending the outpatient clinic at the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal. Subjects and methods: Records of 133 children with refractive errors aged 5 - 15 years from both the urban and rural areas of Nepal and the adjacent territory of India attending the hospital between September and November 2010 were examined for patterns of refractive errors. The SPSS statistical software was used to perform data analysis. Results: The commonest type of refractive error among the children was astigmatism (47 %) followed by myopia (34 %) and hyperopia (15 %). The refractive error was more prevalent among children of both the genders of age group 11-15 years as compared to their younger counterparts (RR = 1.22, 95 % CI = 0.66 – 2.25). The refractive error was more common (70 %) in the rural than the urban children (26 %). The rural females had a higher (38 %) prevalence of myopia than urban females (18 %). Among the children with refractive errors, only 57 % were using spectacles at the initial presentation. Conclusions: Astigmatism is the commonest type of refractive error among the children of age 5 - 15 years followed by hypermetropia and myopia. Refractive error remains uncorrected in a significant number of children. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5858 NEPJOPH 2012; 4(1): 90-95

scholarly journals Prevalence of amblyopia and refractive errors among primary school children

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhale Rajavi ◽  
Hamideh Sabbaghi ◽  
AhmadShojaei Baghini ◽  
Mehdi Yaseri ◽  
Hamidreza Moein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Refractive Errors
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