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| Id: |
16827090
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| Autor: |
Shrestha RK; Joshi MR; Ghising R; Pradhan P; Shakya S; Rizyal A. |
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Ocular morbidity among children studying in private schools of Kathmandu valley: A prospective cross sectional study..
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| Fonte: |
Nepal Med Coll J;8(1):43-6, 2006 Mar.
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| Resumo: |
A prospective cross sectional study of students of two private schools was done and students were screened in detail. A total of 1816 students aged 5 to 16 years were evaluated, out of which 52.8% were males and 47.2 % were females. Among the total, 65.8% had no ocular abnormalities and 34.2% had some form of ocular disorders. Refractive error was the commonest problem seen accounting for 21.9% out of total, followed by infective disorders, which accounted for 7.2%, 3.5% of them were noted to have Orthoptic problem including various types of strabismus, 2.2% were color blind, 2.6% were found to have various other disorders. The prevalence of refractive error among private school children seems to be higher. Color blindness also seems to be prevalent among these children. This kind of school screening would help in detecting the eye problems timely and thus would reduce the ocular morbidity as well as prevent children from going blind unnecessarily..
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| Descritores: |
Setor Privado
Erros de Refração/epidemiologia
Serviços de Saúde Escolar
Transtornos da Visão/epidemiologia
Seleção Visual
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-Adolescente
Criança
Pré-Escolar
Estudos Transversais
Feminino
Humanos
Masculino
Morbidade
Nepal/epidemiologia
Prevalência
Estudos Prospectivos
Setor Público
Erros de Refração/diagnóstico
Transtornos da Visão/diagnóstico
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| Responsável: |
BR1.1 - BIREME |
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