Prevalence of myopia and its risk factors in school going children

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Author Details : Sannidhi BJ*, Rani Sujatha M A, Durgesh Kumar Sinha, Shweta Karanvi, Ranjitha KC, Syed Saifullah Bokhari

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 52-55

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijooo.2022.011

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Abstract

Aim: To identify the prevalence of myopia and its risk factor among the school going children.
Materials and Methods: Study sample included school going children between 5 and 16 years of age. We recorded degree of myopia by autorefractometer and streak retinoscopy after mydriasis, and students with refractive error of ?-0.5 D for at least one eye were considered as myopic. Strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were followed.
Results: A total of 764 children were considered for the study. Prevalence of childhood myopia in hospital based study was 16.5 % with male to female ratio 53:47. Headache was most common complain for hospital visit. Most common age group affected was 7-12 and 13-16 years. In 18.53% of patients family history was present.
Conclusion: Due to high magnitude of uncorrected myopia, it appears to be a public health problem both in urban areas, which suggest that an increase in outdoor activity may help to reduce the magnitude of the problem.
 
Keywords: Myopia, Myopia, School going children, Refractive error

How to cite : Sannidhi Bj, Rani Sujatha M A, Sinha D K, Karanvi S, Ranjitha Kc, Bokhari S S, Prevalence of myopia and its risk factors in school going children. IP Int J Ocul Oncol Oculoplasty 2022;8(1):52-55

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