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Original Research Article, May 17, 2019
Background: Poor vision in childhood affects performance in school and has a significant impact o... more Background: Poor vision in childhood affects performance in school and has a significant impact on future life of
child in terms of education and development. Current study aims at detecting the magnitude and patterns of refractive
errors with amblyopia screening so that effective measures can be planned at the right time to minimize the burden.
Methods: Hospital based cross sectional study conducted on 200 children between 5-15 years attending the
ophthalmology OPD of a tertiary health care centre, Puducherry. Interpretation and data analysis were done by SPSS
software version 13.0.
Results: Mean age of presentation was 9 years. Female to male ratio in the present study was 1.3:1. Positive family
history was noted among 48 children suggesting strong impact of genetic factor in refractive errors. Among 20
children who were already on spectacle correction, the most common refractive error was compound myopic
astigmatism. Among 30 children who were diagnosed with amblyopia, 8 children below 8 years of age had improved
vision on 1 month follow up of post treatment with spectacles and occlusion therapy and 22 children did not show
improvement suggesting amblyopia can be corrected if intervention was instituted before the age of 8 years.
Conclusions: Refractive errors with or without amblyopia is a significant cause of childhood visual impairment.
Though it is a hospital-based study, the results were in consistent with previously published hospital and population
based study. This study also expected to serve as a tool for primary health care physicians to have an overview of
magnitude and patterns of refractive errors in children presenting to hospital since refractive error is a significant
public health problem worldwide
Original Research Article, May 17, 2019
Background: Poor vision in childhood affects performance in school and has a significant impact o... more Background: Poor vision in childhood affects performance in school and has a significant impact on future life of
child in terms of education and development. Current study aims at detecting the magnitude and patterns of refractive
errors with amblyopia screening so that effective measures can be planned at the right time to minimize the burden.
Methods: Hospital based cross sectional study conducted on 200 children between 5-15 years attending the
ophthalmology OPD of a tertiary health care centre, Puducherry. Interpretation and data analysis were done by SPSS
software version 13.0.
Results: Mean age of presentation was 9 years. Female to male ratio in the present study was 1.3:1. Positive family
history was noted among 48 children suggesting strong impact of genetic factor in refractive errors. Among 20
children who were already on spectacle correction, the most common refractive error was compound myopic
astigmatism. Among 30 children who were diagnosed with amblyopia, 8 children below 8 years of age had improved
vision on 1 month follow up of post treatment with spectacles and occlusion therapy and 22 children did not show
improvement suggesting amblyopia can be corrected if intervention was instituted before the age of 8 years.
Conclusions: Refractive errors with or without amblyopia is a significant cause of childhood visual impairment.
Though it is a hospital-based study, the results were in consistent with previously published hospital and population
based study. This study also expected to serve as a tool for primary health care physicians to have an overview of
magnitude and patterns of refractive errors in children presenting to hospital since refractive error is a significant
public health problem worldwide