Abstract :
Refractive errors are common among school children and are the second leading cause of treatable blindness. Uncorrected refractive errors are responsible for visual impairment, and remain prevalent even in high income countries.
Aim: To estimate the refractive errors in school age children attending the ophthalmology outpatient department of a secondary care hospital in Goa.
Settings and Design: Cross sectional study.
Materials and Methods: All school children 5 to 16 years of age attending the eye OPD of a Secondary Care Hospital at Goa were examined for refractive errors. Children with defective vision were further examined using auto-refractometer followed by streak retinoscopy after instilling 1% cyclopentolate eye drops. Children were further categorized according to the type of refractive error on post mydriatic examination. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS version 17. Chi square test was done and p value
Keyword :
Astigmatism, Hypermetropia, Myopia, Refractive error