Prevalence of Ocular Morbidities Among School Children in a Rural Block of Cachar, Assam

Dey, Ajit Kumar; Nath, Ajoy Bhusan

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“…14 Similarly, studies by Binu et al in Kerala, Kumar et al and Mccrann et al found that there is a significant association between increased daily usage of the smartphone and myopia more than 2 hours. [23][24][25] In the present study, there is a significant inverse association between the increase in outdoor activities and myopia. Similarly in a study by Jin et al on the effect of outdoor activity and myopia, he found an association between the increase in outdoor activities prevented the onset and development of myopia.…”

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The prevalence of myopia among school-going children (6-14 years) in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu: a cross-sectional study

Dhivyaa

Kalyani

Felix

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Refractive errors are one of the most common causes of visual impairment worldwide. Uncorrected, under corrected and undetected refractive errors among school-going children are the most significant problem in developing countries like India. Schools are the best place for early detection of ocular morbidity. Myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism are the three main types of refractive errors, of which myopia is the most common type in school-going children.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out for the period of 6 months from October 2019 to March 2020 among school-going children in the field practice area of Chidambaram. 575 students from two government and 2 private schools were selected conveniently. Data were collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using Statistical Package for social sciences (SPSS) software version 23. Descriptive statistics were used and a Chi-square test of significance was applied.Results: The prevalence of myopia was found to be 12.9%. There is a significant association between the frequency of reading hours, time spent on outdoor activities and mobile usage and the presence of myopia (p<0.05).Conclusions: The risk factors like hours of reading books, time spent on outdoor activities and mobile usage are the contributing factors for the development of refractive error like myopia. They are easily detectable through the program on eye screening of school children.

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The prevalence of myopia among school-going children (6-14 years) in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu: a cross-sectional study

Dhivyaa

Kalyani

Felix

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Global and regional prevalence of strabismus: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

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Blepharitis: A Review on Human Clinical Trials with Synthetic and Natural Remedies

Viswambaran

Chandrababu

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Biomed. Pharmacol. J.

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Blepharitis is an eyelid disorder characterized by inflammation and pain. It affects all the ages and ethnic groups. Primary cause of blepharitis is poor hygienic condition. Topical antibiotics are the preferred first line therapeutic agents along with eyelid cleansing and warm compresses are recommended. Topical steroids, oral antibiotics and calcineurin inhibitors are also recommended in severe conditions. However, recurrence of disease, dose related side effects and safety regimen are still uncertain with these agents. Blepharitis needs a long term treatment, thus novel formulations and products with natural components may be considered more reliable to overcome such issues. In this review article we have discussed human clinical trials (HCTs) conducted with conventional synthetic drugs, novel drug delivery systems developed with synthetic drugs and drugs of natural origin and other supportive measures. As compared to synthetic drugs, formulations with natural origin were found to be safe with minimum side effects.

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Prevalence of Ocular Morbidities Among School Children in a Rural Block of Cachar, Assam

Cited by 3 publications

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The prevalence of myopia among school-going children (6-14 years) in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu: a cross-sectional study

The prevalence of myopia among school-going children (6-14 years) in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu: a cross-sectional study

Global and regional prevalence of strabismus: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Blepharitis: A Review on Human Clinical Trials with Synthetic and Natural Remedies

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