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  • Title: School eye survey in rural population in UP, India.
    Author: Gupta Y, Sukul RR, Gupta M, Phougat A, Jain R, Varshney A.
    Journal: Nepal J Ophthalmol; 2011; 3(1):78-9. PubMed ID: 21505549.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To find out the prevalence of refractive errors and pattern of ocular morbidity amongst the school children of a rural village. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was carried out in children of age group 3 - 12 years in a rural village of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. All the children were examined including visual acuity measurement using Snellen's E chart, retinoscopy and refraction under cycloplegia. Examination of the anterior segment, media, and fundii was also done. Myopia was defined as spherical/cylindrical equivalent refractive error of at least -0.50 D and hypermetropia as +0.50 D or more (Dandona et al 2002). RESULTS: In the survey 220 eyes of 110 children were examined, majority of them were in 5-10 year age group. The prevalence of uncorrected visual acuity of 6/6 was 85.40%. Refractive error was the cause in 6.81% of eyes with vision impairment, out of which myopia and hypermetropia were present in 26.67% of eyes. Blepharo-conjunctivitis was present in 15.45% of children and Bitot's spots were present in 0.90% of them. Colour blindness was found in one child. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of refractive error in rural school is 6.81 %. Blepharitis is the commonest cause of ocular morbidity.
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