Community outreach: An indicator for assessment of prevalence of amblyopia

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dc.contributor.authorMagdalene, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjee, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorChoudhury, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMultani, PKen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorDeshmukh, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T01:59:45Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T01:59:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To study the prevalence, determine the magnitude, and cause of amblyopia among the children aged 6 months to 16 years in Kamrup district, Assam, India. Methods: Among a total of 39,651 children between 6 months and 16 years of age, door-to-door screening was conducted by trained workers. For children above 5 years of age who failed to read the 6/9 line, camps were conducted in the nearby schools. Children below 5 years of age were directly referred to the tertiary eye care institute. After visual acuity assessment at the institute, cycloplegic refraction and complete ophthalmic examination were done to rule out other causes of diminution of vision. Axial length measurement and corneal topography were performed in children with high refractive errors. Results: Of the total 39,651 children screened, 469 were diagnosed to have amblyopia at the camp and 223 were diagnosed at the institute. The prevalence of amblyopia was 1.75%. Amblyopia was more common among the males (52.50%) as compared to females. Maximum number of patients were found in the age group of 11–16 (63.58%). Refractive amblyopia was found to be the most common cause of amblyopia (45.29%). In children below 5 years, deprivation amblyopia and strabismic amblyopia were more common. Conclusion: Awareness of amblyopia among the parents is essential for early detection and treatment of the disease, which will, in turn, reduce the burden of childhood visual impairment.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMagdalene D, Bhattacharjee H, Choudhury M, Multani PK, Singh A, Deshmukh S, Gupta K. Community outreach: An indicator for assessment of prevalence of amblyopia. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 Jul; 66(7): 940-944en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/196769
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume66en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1335_17en_US
dc.subjectAmblyopiaen_US
dc.subjectcommunity ophthalmologyen_US
dc.subjectpediatric ophthalmologyen_US
dc.subjectpopulation-based studyen_US
dc.subjectscreening programen_US
dc.titleCommunity outreach: An indicator for assessment of prevalence of amblyopiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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