A survey on refractive error and strabismus among children in a school at Aligarh.

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Yen_US
dc.date.accessioned2000-07-07en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T10:36:17Z
dc.date.available2000-07-07en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T10:36:17Z
dc.date.issued2000-07-07en_US
dc.description.abstractAn ophthalmic survey of 310 school going children in the age group of 4-12 years was done. 41 children (13.2%) were found to have a vision of less than 6/6 in one or both eyes. Myopia of 0.5 D or more and hyperopia of +2 D or more or astigmatism of 1 D or more in one or both eyes were seen in 74 children (22.9%). There was a tendency for a decrease in hyperopia and an increase in myopia with advancing age. Astigmatic error of 1 D or less was seen in 12 eyes (1.93%) and anisometropia of more than 1 D was present in 11 cases (3.5%). Hypertropia was more in female children whereas myopia had a nearly equal distribution in both sexes. There was heterophoria and manifest strabismus which showed a gradual increase with advancing age. This study was compared to few other studies undertaken in the past.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDept. of Physiology & Institute of Opthalmology, J.N. Medical College, A.M.U., Aligarh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta M, Gupta Y. A survey on refractive error and strabismus among children in a school at Aligarh. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2000 Jul-Sep; 44(3): 90-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/109973
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Surveysen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRefractive Errors --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshStrabismus --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshVision Testsen_US
dc.titleA survey on refractive error and strabismus among children in a school at Aligarh.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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