The epidemiology and disease pattern of pediatric ocular morbidities in Western India: The National Institute of OphthalMology AmBlyopia StUdy in Indian Paediatric EyeS (NIMBUS) study report 1

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dc.contributor.authorKelkar, Jaien_US
dc.contributor.authorKelkar, Adityaen_US
dc.contributor.authorThakur, Prajaktaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJain, Harsh H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKelkar, Shreekanten_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:36:25Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:36:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To determine the pattern of pediatric ocular morbidities in western India. Methods: This was a retrospective longitudinal study that included all consecutive children aged ?15 years who presented to the outpatient department of a tertiary eye center for the first time. Patient demographics, best?corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and ocular examination data were compiled. Subgroup analysis was also performed based on age group (years): ?5, 5–10, and >10–15. Results: A total of 11,126 eyes of 5563 children were included in the study. The mean age of the study population was 5.15 (±3.32) years with males (57.07%) being predominant. Approximately half of the patients (50.19%) were under the age of 5 years, followed by those aged 5–10 years (45.1%) and >10–15 years (4.71%). Among the study eyes, the BCVA was ?20/60 in 58.57%, indeterminable in 35.16%, and <20/60 in 6.71%. The commonest ocular morbidity noted was refractive error (28.97%) followed by allergic conjunctivitis (7.64%) and strabismus (4.95%) in the total study cohort and also after age stratification. Conclusion: Refractive error, allergic conjunctivitis, and strabismus are the major causes of ocular morbidity in pediatric eyes at a tertiary care center. Planning screening programs at the regional and national levels is crucial to decreasing the burden of eye disorders. These programs also need to have a suitable referral mechanism established and be smoothly connected to primary and secondary health?care centers. This will help to assure quality eye care delivery, while also reducing the strain of overworked tertiary centers.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, National Institute of Ophthalmology, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Vitreoretinal Services, National Institute of Ophthalmology, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKelkar Jai, Kelkar Aditya, Thakur Prajakta, Jain Harsh H., Kelkar Shreekant. The epidemiology and disease pattern of pediatric ocular morbidities in Western India: The National Institute of OphthalMology AmBlyopia StUdy in Indian Paediatric EyeS (NIMBUS) study report 1. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar; 71(3): 941-945en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224902
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume71en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/IJO.IJO_2759_22en_US
dc.subjectAmblyopiaen_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectocular morbiditiesen_US
dc.subjectpatternen_US
dc.subjectpediatricen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectWestern Indiaen_US
dc.titleThe epidemiology and disease pattern of pediatric ocular morbidities in Western India: The National Institute of OphthalMology AmBlyopia StUdy in Indian Paediatric EyeS (NIMBUS) study report 1en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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