Open AccessMyopia: A School Eye Survey in Rural and Urban Area of Faridabad, Haryana
Author(s) -
Deepak Gupta,
Raj Kumar,
Logesh Babu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-9571
DOI - 10.52403/ijhsr.20220218
Subject(s) - medicine , refractive error , retinoscopy , optometry , rural area , subjective refraction , cross sectional study , population , demography , environmental health , ophthalmology , visual acuity , pathology , sociology
Myopia is the most common visual disorder in school children. This study aims to assess the magnitude of myopia among school children in Faridabad, Haryana, north India.Methods: In this Cross-sectional study 2370 students were randomly selected. Myopia was defined as the spherical equivalent (SE) refractive error ≥-0.50DS. Vision check up with Snellen's chart and refractive errors were measured by Retinoscopy and auto refractometer.Results: Myopia prevalence was found to be 12.36% (n=293). The prevalence of myopia was found to be higher among older children 11-14 years (21.30%). 1294 children of urban and 1076 children of the rural areas were examined. 56.45% of the study population were boys and 43.54% were girls. The prevalence of myopia was more in boys (14.27%) in comparison with girls (9.88%). The prevalence of myopia was more in urban area 251(19.39%) in comparison with rural area 42(3.90%).Conclusion: Myopia is a major public health concern and its prevalence is increasing rapidly among school-going children in urban areas. Spectacle is very good option to treat this type of Refractive error.Key words: Refractive Error; Rural and Urban; School; vision; students; myopia.