Ocular morbidity among children at a tertiary eye care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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dc.contributor.authorBiswas, Jaya
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Indranil
dc.contributor.authorDas, Debabrata
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Sabyasachi
dc.contributor.authorRay, Biswarup
dc.contributor.authorBiswas, Gautam
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-31T07:13:50Z
dc.date.available2013-01-31T07:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractEye diseases in childhood are important causes of medical consultation and it affects learning ability, adjustment in school and personality. To determine the pattern of ocular morbidity a cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 714 children, attending Ophthalmology department at a tertiary eye care center in Kolkata, West Bengal. All the children less than 15 years of age, attending in Unit II outpatient department were selected by complete enumeration method for duration of one year (January-December 2010). Distribution of association was analyzed by Chi-square test and difference between two proportions was calculated by z test for proportions. The common ocular morbidity were refractive errors (23.67%) followed by allergic conjunctivitis (17.23%), infection of the eye and adnexa (15.13%), ocular trauma (12.74%), and congenital eye diseases (13.59%). Majority of ocular morbidity is treatable and need early attention through eye screening cum intervention program beginning right from the childhood.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBiswas Jaya, Saha Indranil, Das Debabrata, Bandyopadhyay Sabyasachi, Ray Biswarup, Biswas Gautam. Ocular morbidity among children at a tertiary eye care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2012 Oct-Dec; 56(4): 293-296.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/144841
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2012;volume=56;issue=4;spage=293;epage=296;aulast=Biswasen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectOcular morbidityen_US
dc.subjectRefractive errorsen_US
dc.subjectOcular traumaen_US
dc.titleOcular morbidity among children at a tertiary eye care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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