AN ASSESSMENT OF CAUSE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG STUDENTS OF BLIND SCHOOL IN BASTAR DISTRICT, CHHATTISGARH
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 35
Abstract
BACKGROUND About 1.4 million children in the world are either visually impaired or blind causing hindrance to lead a normal lifestyle. Among various reasons for childhood blindness, the most common preventable cause of blindness is Vitamin A deficiency. About 500,000 new cases are being recorded every year globally. Thus the mission of VISION 2020, The Right to Sight, was a global initiation for preventing the childhood blindness as the priority. The main objective was to assess the cause of blindness among the students of blind school in Bastar Dist., Chhattisgarh. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study comprises of total of 50 students from blind school including both sexes and between 5 to 20 years of age is included in this study. A complete ocular history and basic ocular examinations were conducted on all 50 students to assess the cause of blindness. RESULTS A total of 50 students were examined of which 96% were having visual acuity of <20/400 in better eye and 4% have visual acuity of>20/400 in better eye. Most common cause for blindness in blind school students was found to be avoidable blindness (34%) which includes preventable blindness (18%) and curable or treatable blindness (16%). Next common cause was found to be congenital (30%) which includes microphthalmos (16%) and anophthalmos (14%). Optic atrophy was found in 16% cases and included both primary and secondary types. Rest of the causes included Nystagmus with amblyopia (10%), retinal degenerations and dystrophy (4%), retinal coloboma with iris coloboma (4%), and phthisis bulbi. CONCLUSION It was found that in majority of the students the cause for blindness is preventable or avoidable and congenital malformations, indicating the need for proper awareness among people for avoidable causes and genetic counselling for hereditary conditions.
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Chhaya Shori, Rakesh Shori
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