Assessment of Refractive Status of 5-15 Years Old Children Attending Government Schools of Rural Agra

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dc.contributor.authorYadav, Himanshu Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorSen, Snigdhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Preetien_US
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Renuen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Niranjanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:36:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In children uncorrected refractive errors have a profound effect on educational and psychosocial development hence it is necessary to estimate the prevalence both at the community and at the school level to aid planning and implementation of refractive error services in children. Objective: To determine the refractive status of 5 to 15 years old children attending government schools of rural areas of district Agra, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Method: Study conducted on 902 students of age group 5-15 years of randomly selected government schools of Bichpuri Block of district Agra. Children underwent visual acuity assessment and torch light examination, height and weight measurement. Children with VA ?6/9 were further examined and cycloplegic retinoscopy, fundus examination, slit lamp examination and post mydriatic refraction was done. On the basis of values of cycloplegic refraction and post mydriatic refraction, refractive error was classified as myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism. Statistical Analysis was done by applying Chi square test. Results : Out of 902 children, 125 children (13.86 %) were having refractive error of which 76 were myopic (8.43%), 39 were astigmatic (4.32%) and 10 were hypermetropic (1.11%). There was an increase in the overall prevalence of refractive error with advancing age. There was no significant association of refractive error with gender and nutritional status. Conclusion: Vision screening of school children is very useful for early detection and correction of refractive errors. Screening of the refractive errors in school should be carried out periodically and regularlyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor & Headen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professoren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmologyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor & Head, Department of SPM, S.N. Medical College, Agra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEye Surgeon, District Hospital, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.citationYadav Himanshu Kumar, Sen Snigdha, Gupta Preeti, Agrawal Renu, Singh Niranjan. Assessment of Refractive Status of 5-15 Years Old Children Attending Government Schools of Rural Agra. Healthline Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. 2022 Mar; 13(1): 61-66en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220864
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_304_2021en_US
dc.subjectAstigmatismen_US
dc.subjectHypermetropiaen_US
dc.subjectMyopiaen_US
dc.subjectRefractive Erroren_US
dc.titleAssessment of Refractive Status of 5-15 Years Old Children Attending Government Schools of Rural Agraen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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