Ocular Morbidity in Secondary School Students in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Ophthalmologic abnormalities among deaf students in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria

“…Among these, hypermetropia was the commonest (1.9%) while myopia and astigmatism were 1.1 and 0.9%, respectively. In a review of 49% patients with [14] sensorineural hearing loss in tertiary care, University California, San Francisco, USA, found hypermetropia to be the most common abnormality, [12] similar to the findings of this study. However, a conventional school screening in India found myopia to be the commonest, followed by hypermetropia.…”

“…No students [12] had the typical salt and pepper fundus of congenital rubella. Majority of the students (74.8%) had sensorineural hearing loss.…”