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Refractive errors in children attending ophthalmology clinic of a teaching institute in South India

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Author Details : Kaneez Fatima*

Volume : 8, Issue : 3, Year : 2022

Article Page : 374-377

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2022.076

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of various refractive errors in children attending ophthalmology out patient department of a tertiary hospital.
Materials and Methods: 173 children with defective vision were assessed for refractive errors during June 2021- June 2022.
Results: Females accounted for the majority of children (61.6%). Most common type of refractive error was myopia (52%) followed by hyperopia (27.2%) and the least common was astigmatism(20.8%). Myopic astigmatism was the most common variety in cases of astigmatic cases(72.2%). The frequency of myopia increased with increasing age of children. This association was found to be statistically significant (p<0> Conclusions: Refractive errors when uncorrected can lead to amblyopia and strabismus and hence school based and community based screening is necessary to get a real estimate of the burden of uncorrected refractive errors.
 

Keywords: Children, Myopia.

How to cite : Fatima K, Refractive errors in children attending ophthalmology clinic of a teaching institute in South India. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022;8(3):374-377

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