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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(01): 17-20
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703627
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PREVALENCE OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN ADOLESCENTS IN OUT- PATIENT ATTENDEES OF THE PREVENTIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, S K I M S, KASHMIR, INDIA

Jabeen Rohul
1   Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, DHP Multispeciality Hospital, Pulwama, J&K, India
,
Aakifa Maqbool
2   Junior Resident (Preventive Ophthalmology),Department of Community Medicine, DHP Multispeciality Hospital, Pulwama, J&K, India
,
Syed Arshad Hussain
3   B Grade/Consultant Medicine Department of Medicine, DHP Multispeciality Hospital, Pulwama, J&K, India
,
Hamid Shamila
4   Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, S K I M S, J&K, India
,
Fazli Anjum
5   Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, DHP Multispeciality Hospital, Pulwama, J&K, India
,
Zahoor Ahamad Hamdani
6   B-Grade Surgeon, Health Department, J&K, Srinagar, J&K, India
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Abstract

Blindness is one of the most significant social problems in India with uncorrected refractive errors as the second major cause accounting for 19.7% of blindness and low vision.

All adolescents (12-18 years) attending the eye clinic from Jan 2007-Jan 2009 for any eye ailment were examined and screened for refractive error using Snellen's chart.

Out of total 930 adolescents, 508(54.62%) of adolescents had refractive errors. Of the total males and females examined 57.43% and 52.12% respectively had refractive errors. The mean age of presentation was 14.3 years. Most of the adolescents presented with myopia 257(50.59%) followed by astigmatism (35.23%) and hypermetropia (14.17%).

High prevalence of refractive errors warrants early detection and treatment.

Keywords

Refractive errors - adolescents - hypermetropia - myopia - astigmatism


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