Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY (VAD) IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP: OPHTHALMOLOGICAL VEIW

Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Dr. Vijay Pratap Singh

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Purpose: The aim of study A).To evaluates the various ocular effect of vita–A deficiency. B).Various factor which increases the VAD susceptibility.

Method: A total of 75 Patients who were diagnosed as a case of vita–A deficiency (any sign or symptoms of VAD), were included in this cross–sectional study. An assessment of present complaints, detailed clinical history, BMI was recorded. Ophthalmological check up as external examination of the eyes, visual acuity, torch light examination, slit lamp examination, Fluorescein eye staining, Schirmer‘s test, refraction, direct ophthalmoscopy, was done.

Results: In this study, the male female ratio was 1:1.21.  Vita–A deficiency was most commonly observed in children with 5–9 years of age group, who belongs to poor socio–economic, rural and illiterate family background. Incompletely immunized and underweight children were more susceptible to VAD 

Conclusion: Vitamin A deficiency remains widely prevalent in the developing world. India is currently at a stage when universal vitamin A supplementation must immediately transit to a targeted supplementation programme

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Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Dr.Vijay Pratap Singh, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY (VAD) IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP: OPHTHALMOLOGICAL VEIW, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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