Prevalence of childhood blindness: Assessment at Regional eye hospital attending for visually handicapped certificate
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Aim: To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness in children coming to regional eye hospital (Kurnool) for visually handicapped certificate. Materials and Methods: Data was obtained from children coming to hospital for the visually handicapped certificate. Total 132 children of age ≤ 15 years of age were enrolled for about period of one and half years. Visual acuity estimation, external ocular examination, Retinoscopy and fundus examination was done. Results: The major causes of the blindness included congenital eye anomalies (30%) and retinal causes (13.6%). Corneal opacities caused about 7% and cataract with uncorrected aphakia and amblyopia about 15.2%, bilateral or unilateral phthisis bulbi was also common (9%) followed by optic atrophy (6.2%) and other causes (19%). Conclusion : Among all causes leading to blindness in children preventable causes were about 21% , non treatable causes were about 50% and many others were treatable causes.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr K. Revathy, Dr NusrathJahan Shaik, Dr M. Satyanarayana Reddy, Dr N Kasturi Bai
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