Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2019
Article Page : 370-372
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2019.088
Abstract
Objective: To find out prevalence and pattern of Ophthalmic morbidity in pediatric population in a district early intervention centre (DEIC) of North India.
Study Design: A retrospective cross sectional study conducted in DEIC of JNMCH, AMU for a period of one year.
Materials and Methods: Complete ophthalmological workup was done for 495 pediatric patients.
Result: Prevalence of Ophthalmic morbidity was 49.09%. Peak prevalence (72.41%) was found in age gp. (9-12 Yrs). Refractive errors was the commonest morbidity (33.74%). Females had higher prevalence of morbidity than males.
Conclusion: Refractive error was the commonest Ophthalmic morbidity. Early intervention in Pediatric population is utmost essential to prevent irreversible visual loss and amblyopia.
Keywords: Ophthalmic morbidity, Pediatric patients, Refractive error.
How to cite : Akhtar N , Khalid A, Firdaus U, Prevalence and pattern of ophthalmic morbidity in pediatric patients at a district early intervention centre of North India. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019;5(3):370-372
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