Study of Concomitant Strabismus amongstthe EthnicPopulation of Manipur.

Tubing, Kipa; patton, Thungpamo; Usharani, Laishram; Basar, Gomi; Tsapoe, Wobenthong; ST, Lalhriatpuii; Satyabama, Moiranghtem

doi:10.9790/0853-13162328

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“…Globally, the prevalence ranges from 2 to 6% [5][6][7]. e prevalence of strabismus was found to be 3.3% in whites, 2.1% in African American children [8], 1-4% in African [9][10][11][12], 2.4% in UK, [7] 2% in south East Iran [13], 3.1% in Sweden, [7] 5% in Saudi Arabia [14], 2.8% in Australia [7], 5.9% in Tanzania [10], 2.8% in Sudan [11], and 1.53% in Ethiopia [12].…”

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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Assaye

Tegegn

Assefa

et al. 2020

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Introduction. Strabismus/squint is an ocular misalignment in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other. It is an avoidable cause of blindness and has a global prevalence which ranges from 2% to 6%. Knowledge of eye diseases is important in encouraging people to seek early treatment, which further helps in reducing the burden of visual impairment. Studies in Ethiopia showed that the level of good knowledge was 37%. There is a lack of information regarding knowledge and related factors of strabismus in the study area and limited in Ethiopia at large. Objective. The aim of this study was to asses knowledge about strabismus and associated factors among adults in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a pretested structured questionnaire through face to face interview from April 17 to May 01, 2019. Using multistage random sampling, 553 participants were included. Data from the entire questionnaire were coded, entered into Epi info version 7, and exported to SPSS version 20 for processing and analysis. Binary logistic regression was fitted, and variables with P value <0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were considered as statistically significant. Results. A total of 553 adults with a response rate of 93.25% participated in the study. The median age was 33 (IQR = 14) years. Among the participants, 52.3% (95% CI: 47.9–56.4) had good knowledge towards strabismus. Being a student (AOR = 2.15, (95% CI: 1.11–4.13) was positively associated, while monthly income >5000 birrs (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.26–0.76) was negatively associated with good knowledge about strabismus. Conclusion. Almost half of the participants had good knowledge. Occupation and monthly income had a significant association with knowledge about strabismus. Since the source of information (TV/radio and Internet) was extremely important for the reliability and the level of knowledge, it is better to have sufficient media coverage.

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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Assaye

Tegegn

Assefa

et al. 2020

Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…Orthoptic treatment made a significant difference in visual outcome (p<0.001). Dr Kipa Tubing et al 13 conducted a descriptive cross sectional study in outpatient Ophthalmology Department at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur for a period of two years from September 2010 to July 2012. The methods followed were complete ophthalmological, orthoptic and squint workup were done for 72 strabismus diagnosed cases from outpatient Ophthalmology Department in RIMS Hospital.…”

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Study of Aetiological Factors Contributing to Paediatric Strabismus

Dharmaraju¹,

Vijayasree²,

Mythili³

2016

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To know various causes, sex distribution, socioeconomic status, onset, severity, visual prognosis of paediatric strabismus. METHODOLOGY The present study was undertaken for a period of 18 months. All the patients were selected from those attending the outpatient department. 50 cases of squint were evaluated thoroughly to know the various factors responsible for squint and how it was caused. RESULTS Total Number of Patients who attended OPD were 72,431 (4000 per month). Total Number of Paediatric squint cases among them were 121. So, Incidence of Paediatric squint in general OP was-0.16%. In the present study of total 121 paediatric squint cases, 21 cases did not fulfil the inclusion criteria and in the remaining 100, cases were included by taking every 2 nd patient. Esotropia is seen in 38 children contributing to 76% of total and exotropia is seen in 12 children contributing 24% of total cases. Most common cause of esotropia is Essential Infantile Esotropia contributing to 31% of total esotropias. Males are affected more commonly than females with an incidence of 60%. Esotropia is seen in 38 children contributing to 76% of total and exotropia is seen in 12 children contributing 24% of total cases. In this study, males are affected more commonly than females contributing to 60% of total and females constitute 40% of the total. In this study, incidence of paediatric squint is more commonly seen in lower socioeconomic population contributing 60% of the total. 15 cases are of congenital in onset constituting 30% of total and 35 cases are of acquired in onset constituting 70% of total. Small angle Esotropia and large angle Esotropia: In this study out of total 38 cases of esotropia, large angle esotropias are more common and contributing to 89% of the total. Out of total 50 cases, 16% had an angle of <15⁰ and 76% of total had an angle of 15⁰-30⁰ and 8% of total had an angle of >30⁰. Out of 50 cases, significant family history was present in 15 cases contributing to 30% of total cases. Following early recognition and prompt treatment, the prognosis is usually good. 58% of cases showed good visual improvement. CONCLUSION Parents are naturally worried about the child with squint eyes. So if we know the common aetiological factors, it will be easy for us to counsel the parents towards the prevention and management of this condition.

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