Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

To assess the prevalence of ocular morbidity among school going children of age group 6-15 years Udaipur District.

Dr. Keerti, Dr Chhavi Shripat, Dr Pushpendra Singh

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BACKGROUND– Mostly, ocular morbidity originates in childhood and if undetected may result in severe ocular disabilities, in addition to affecting development, educational performance, and learning abilities1. School children are affected by various eye disorders like refractive errors, squint (strabismus), Vitamin A deficiency and eye infections. Uncorrected refractive errors form the primary cause for visual impairment and blindness in India. This warrants early detection and treatment of these problems to prevent future blindness2. METHODOLOGY– A cross sectional study was village Medta (Rural area) of Udaipur district. All the children of 6–15 years age in the school present at the time of survey. RESULTS– Among total students of study group 23.6% students (142/600) had some form of ocular morbidity (any one or more than one type) while rest 76.4% students were free from the same. Among total students 19.17% (115/600) students were having refractive error, 6.1% students had conjunctivitis, 5.83% students had h/o floaters seen, 5.5% students had c/o eye strain, 5.3% students xerophthalmia, 3.5% students had color blindness of varying degree (majority had partial); 3.3% students had trachoma, 3.3% had nyctalopia, 2.3% students had eye lid infections, 2.1% students had bitot’s spots ; strabismus was present in 1.5% students, 0.83% students had ptosis, and the minimum morbidity found was dacrocystisis at 0.16%. CONCLUSION– The findings from Medta village, Udaipur, Rajasthan, suggested that a range of different eye morbidities affect a large number of students and highlight the need to proper implementation of appropriate eye care health programs

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TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF OCULAR MORBIDITY AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN OF AGE GROUP 6-15 YEARS UDAIPUR DISTRICT., Dr. Keerti, Dr Chhavi Shripat, Dr Pushpendra Singh INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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