Untitled Document
|
[Abstract] [PDF] [HTML] [Linked
References]
MedPulse - International Medical Journal, ISSN 2348-2516 E-ISSN: 2348-1897
Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2015 pp 98-101
Research Article
Prevalence of refractive errors among school children in a rural setting
V R Ande1, R K Peeta2, M R Chella3, C Gujjarlapudi4*
{1Professor, 2Resident, 3Professor, Department of Ophthalmology} {4Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine}
Katuri Medical College and Hospital, China Kondrupadu, Guntur-522019, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
Academic Editor : Dr. Bhanap P. L.
- Thylefors B. A global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness [editorial].American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998, 125: 90–93.
- Pararajasegaram R. VISION 2020— The Right to Sight: from strategies to action. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999, 128: 359–360.
- Khurana AK. Text book of ophthalmology. 3rd Ed. New Delhi: New Age International Publisher; 2006:52-59.
- Fan DS, Lam DS, Lam RF. Prevalence, incidence, and progression of myopia of school children in Hong Kong. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004; 45:1071–75.
- Zhao J, Pan X, Sui R. Refractive Error Study in Children: results from Shunyi District. China Am J Ophthalmol. 2000; 129:427– 35.
- Pavithra MB, Maheshwaran R, Rani Sujatha MA. A study on the prevalence of refractive errors among school children of 7-15 years age group in the field practice areas of a medical college in Bangalore. Int J Med Sci Public Health 2013; 2:641-645.
- Dandona R, Dandona L. Childhood blindness in India: A population based perspective. Br J Ophthalmol 2003; 87:263-5.
- Jose R, Sachdeva S. School eye screening and the national program for control of blindness. Indian Pediatr 2009; 46:205-8.
- Murthy GV, Gupta SK, Ellwein LB, Muñoz SR, Pokharel GP, Sanga L, et al. Refractive error in children in an urban population in New Delhi. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci2002; 43:623-31.
- Murthy GVS. Vision Testing for Refractive Errors in Schools 'Screening' Programmes in Schools. Journal of Community Eye Health 2000; 13: 3-5.
- Desai S, Desai R, Desai NC, Lohiya S. School eye health appraisal. Indian J Opthalm 1989; 37: 73-75.
- Bagchi K, Sarkar SN, Chattopadhyaya T, Dan A. Vision screening programme among school children--Evaluation of the outcome in a selected urban locality. J Indian Med Assoc 2008; 106:283-6, 288.
- Srinivasan K, Prabhu GR. A study of the morbidity status of the children Social Welfare Hostels in Tirupati town. Indian J Commun Med 2006; 31:25-30.
- Jha KN. Baseline ophthalmic data of schoolchildren aged 15 years or younger at Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. J Clin Diagn Res 2008; 64:1186-90.
- Sharma S, Vashisht BM, Kalhan M, Goel M. Magnitude of Refractive Errors among school children in a rural block of Haryana. The Internet Journal of Epidemiology. 2009; 6(2). DOI: 10.5580/1e5f
- Ghosh S, Mukhopadhyay U, Maji D, Bhaduri G. Visual impairment in urban school children of low-income families in Kolkata, India.Indian J Public Health 2012;56:163-7.
- Sethi S, Kartha GP. Prevalence of refractive errors among school children (12-17years) of Ahmedabad city. Ind Journal of Com Med. 2000; 25: 181-83.
- Dandona R, Dandona L, Srinivas M, Sahare P, Narsaiah S, Muñoz SR, et al. Refractive error in children in a rural population in India. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002; 43:615-22.
- Deshpande JD, Malathi K. Prevalence of ocular morbidities among school children in rural area of North Maharahtra in India. National J Community Med 2011;2(2):249-54.
|
