Prospective Clinical Study to Find out Epidemiology of Xerophthalmia in Children in a Tertiary Care Centre in India

Abstract

Objective: To study the epidemiology of xerophthalmia in children 2-6 years of age in North India. Methods: A prospective clinical study was done at two tertiary care centers of North India between 2010 to 2016, Cases were selected from routine OPD and children less than 6 years of age were examined by an ophthalmologist. Diagnosis and classification of Xerophthalmia was done according to WHO classification. All the data recording demographic profile, socioeconomic status, other health problems etc were recorded in a fixed proforma. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 16.

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D Mishra, M Gulati, P Bhushan, N Mohan, PB Sinha

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  • EP ID EP543145
  • DOI 10.29328/journal.ijceo.1001010
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D Mishra, M Gulati, P Bhushan, N Mohan, PB Sinha (2017). Prospective Clinical Study to Find out Epidemiology of Xerophthalmia in Children in a Tertiary Care Centre in India. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 1(1), 66-70. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-543145