Background: The aim of the study was to assess the spectacle adherence and barriers towards spectacle wear among primary school going children in the west UP. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive questionnaire-based study was conducted among the primary school going children in rural area of west UP. Spectacle was provided after the comprehensive eye examination, free of cost to the children those who required. An uninformed visit was planned after 3 months of initial examination to assess the compliance of spectacle wear and non-compliant subjects were questioned about the reasons for not wearing spectacle. Results: This study consists of total 158 children. In this study, majority of participants 88.61% were myopic having low degree of myopia being more common. Compliance rate towards the spectacle wear was high in males as compared to female children. Compliance rate was significantly varied with the age of participants. Myopic patients show more compliance than the hyperopic patients, it was insignificant while considering the severity of refractive error. The main cause for non-compliance towards spectacle was the cosmetic blemish. Conclusions: It has been found that the compliance rate towards the spectacle wear was not good enough even after distributing the spectacle free of cost to the children. Various factors including cosmetic blemish, parents and children perception for wearing spectacle and difficulties experienced by the children while wearing glasses were responsible for the non-compliance. The compliance rate can be increased by providing the education and training and Counselling to school teachers, children and their parents regarding the eye health.

Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate routine for cleaning and maintaining eyewear among regular spectacle wearers.Methods: The observation questionnaire-based study was conducted among 170 students who has visited our university ophthalmology OPD. The selected participants were asked to response to a pretested, pre validated questionnaire related to routine for cleaning and maintaining eyewear via goggle form over a period of 6 months. The written consent was taken from each participant prior to enrolled for the study.Results: of total 170, 30% participants were male and 70% were female with mean age of 21.06±2.10 years. 39% participants were using spectacle for 2-5 years. 63.53% participants were prescribed spectacle to correct refractive error. 90% participants responded that they used to clean their glasses regularly. 61.76% responded that they used to wear spectacle by holding with both hands. 45.29% used to remove their spectacle by holding the spectacle at temple with one hand which is wrong way. 44.12% responded that they clean their glasses when needed while 35.88% clean their glasses before use and 20% participants clean their glasses before and after use.Conclusions: Inadequate knowledge about the wearing/removal or handling techniques, cleansing and maintenance of eyewear were found even in the prolonged spectacle user. Proper instructions about the spectacle performance, repair and regular follow up should be provided to the patient. Counselling by the optician, optometrist or ophthalmologist at the time of prescribing eyeglasses can possess better understanding among the eyeglass’s wearers.

Background: The prevalence of dry eye is 32% in India which is higher than global prevalence. Dry eye is not a disease but a symptom complex occurring as a deficiency and abnormalities of the tear film. Dry eye infection (DED) is perhaps the most pervasive visual sickness on the planet. The point of our investigation was to acquire the pooled pervasiveness of DED in students and investigate its expected relates. Methods: It was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based qualitative and observational study was conducted among the students of the paramedical college of Teerthankar Mahaveer university. The pre-validated questionnaire was divided into three main sections involving the demographic data including the information about gender, age, students studying stream in the second section the questions about general health and question related to dryness in the eye. Results: Out of a total of 40 participants, 65% (26) were male and 35% (35) were female with the average age of the participants was 21.40 with the average age 21.40. During day how often feeling dryness for this we got the responses of 15% (06) for never, 82.50% (33) for some time and 2.50% (01). Further we have assessed the about dryness in their eyes by presenting the question During day how often feeling dryness for this we got the responses of 15% (06) for never, 82.50% (33) for some time and 2.50% (01). Concussions: The finding that dry eye symptoms are particularly common in young adults is concerning, and warrants further study.