scholarly journals Prevalence and Causes of Ocular Morbidity among Primary School Children in Sokoto Metropolis, North-Western, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Olatunji Lawal K ◽  
Oche Mansur O ◽  
Adamu Habibullah ◽  
Mohammed Dantani A ◽  
Abdulsalam Latifatu B ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Ocular Morbidity ◽  
North Western

scholarly journals Prevalence Study of Ocular Morbidity among Primary School Children in Delhi Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Sridhara Reddy ◽  
Gurunadh Satyanarayana Velamakanni ◽  
Shailesh Mogra
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Prevalence Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Group I ◽  
Ocular Morbidity ◽  
Group 5

ABSTRACT Aim To estimate the prevalence of ocular morbidity among primary school children in Delhi area. Materials and methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted among primary school children of age group 5–12 years in Delhi area. A total of 1,100 school-going children were evaluated. After questionnaire administration, visual acuity, examination of anterior and posterior segment structures of the eyes of the children were carried out. For the statistical analysis, children were divided into three groups: group I (5–7 years), group II (8–10 years), and group III ((<12 years) based on age. Results A total of 1,100 school children (625 boys and 475 girls) participated in the study. A total of 282 (25.6%) children had visual impairment and 315 (28.6%) children had ocular morbidities. The common ocular morbidities identified were refractive error 25.6%, color vision defective 0.9%, convergence defect 1.8%, and squint 0.2%. The older age group (8–10 years) had a higher prevalence of refractive error, especially myopia, compared to the younger age group (5–7 years) and group ((<12 years) (p < 0.001). Conclusion A high prevalence of ocular morbidity among school children of age group 8–10 years was observed. Refractive errors were the most common ocular disorders. This study emphasized that a simple school visual screening program is effective for the early detection of ocular problems. How to cite this article Reddy S, Velamakanni GS, Mogra S. Prevalence Study of Ocular Morbidity among Primary School Children in Delhi Area. J Med Acad 2020;3(2):43–45.

Pattern and Distribution of Ocular Morbidity in Primary School Children of Rural Delhi

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chaturvedi ◽  
O. P. Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vitamin A Deficiency ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Eye Diseases ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Ocular Diseases ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Ocular Morbidity

A total of 679 primary school children drawn from developed southern parts and underdeveloped eastern parts of Delhi were examined for ocular morbidity. Their age range was 5-15 years and both sexes had almost equal representation. The prevalence of eye diseases was relatively high. Over 40 percent of all the children studied had one or more ocular problems. Trachoma (18%) was the most common ocular morbidity followed by vitamin A deficiency (10.6%), visual acuity <6/9 (7.4%) and apparent / latent squint (7.4%). In most of these eye disorders, the majority of the children came from the underdeveloped eastern parts of Delhi. Ocular morbidity seems to be unevenly distributed in rural Delhi with a significantly worse picture in the underdeveloped eastern parts, across the river ‘Yamuna’. Though blinding trachoma may cease to be a major problem in India, the country continues to have endemic pockets of its non-blinding form. One puzzling observation was that children with protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) did not show any specific vulnerability to ocular diseases. In fact, those with normal weight-height index were having a higher share of eye diseases. Though this issue needs to be explored further in the light of biological plausibility, it appears that children who do not have PEM are also exposed to ocular diseases at least with comparable risk.

scholarly journals Ocular morbidity among primary school children

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Author(s):  
D Sherpa
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Vitamin A Deficiency ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Convergence Insufficiency ◽  
Disease Pattern ◽  
Eye Examination ◽  
Ocular Morbidity

Knowledge of disease pattern in children can help design preventive and curative strategies. This study is conducted to determine the pattern of ocular morbidity among the primary school children. Children of primary school were included in this study. A complete eye examination was done in all children including loupe examination, refraction and Perkins tonometry. funduscopy were done in selected children. A total of 332 primary school children were included in the study, of which 332 children 99 (29.82 %) had ocular morbidity. Refractive error was the commonest type of ocular morbidity in 31 (9.33 %). Myopia was the commonest type of refractive error (84.77%) in contrast to hypermetropia (0.30 %). 27. Conjunctivitis was the second common type of ocular morbidity (17%). Among others, Convergence insufficiency in 17 children (5.12%), exodeviation in 10 children (3.01%), blepharitis in 5 children (1.5%), vitamin A deficiency in 5 children (1.50%), ocular trauma in 2 patients (0.60%) and stye in 2 children (0.60%) were found. Refractive error is the commonest form of ocular morbidity in primary school children. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v4i2.10860 Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2014; 4(2): 32-34

scholarly journals Ocular morbidity among primary school children of Dhulikhel, Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Sherpa ◽  
CR Pant ◽  
N Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Automated Perimetry ◽  
Disease Pattern ◽  
Eye Examination ◽  
Ocular Morbidity ◽  
Schiøtz Tonometry

Background: Knowledge of disease pattern in children can help design preventive and curative strategies. Objective: To study the pattern of ocular morbidity among the primary school children. Subjects and methods: All the children of randomly-selected five government primary schools of Dhulikhel were included in this study. A complete eye examination was done in all children including color vision, loupe examination, refraction and Schiotz tonometry. Funduscopy and automated perimetry were done in selected children. Results: A total of 466 primary school children were included in the study, of which 466 children 47 (10.08 %) had ocular morbidity. Refractive error was the commonest type of ocular morbidity in 11 (2.36 %). Hypermetropia was the commonest type of refractive error (0.84 %) in contrast to myopia (0.64 %). Conjunctivitis was the second common type of ocular morbidity (1.71 %). Glaucoma suspects accounted for 1.28 %, xexophthalmia 1.07 %, blephatitis 0.85 %, amblyopia 0.43 %, color blindness 0.43 %, conjunctival nevus 0.43 %, glaucoma 0.43 %, and strabismus 0.43 %, while congenital abnormalities were less common. Conclusion: Refractive error is the commonest form of ocular morbidity in primary school children. Key words: primary school children, refractive error DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v3i2.5272 Nepal J Ophthalmol 2011; 3(2): 172-176

The prevalence of allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. TOROS SELCUK ◽  
T. CAG-LAR ◽  
T. ENUNLU ◽  
T. TOPAL
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Primary School Children

Pitch discrimination among primary school children.

1967 ◽  
Vol 58 (6, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 315-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orpha K. Duell ◽  
Richard C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Pitch Discrimination
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