- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
FREQUENCY OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS AMONG CHILDREN OF 5-15 YEARS AGE IN PAKISTAN
AUTHORS:
Dr. M.Irfan Farooqi, Dr. Haseeb Ahmad, Dr. Muhammad Khubaib
ABSTRACT:
Refractive error is an important cause of visual impairment in school children.Visual impairment in school children may effect education and career development. Aim: To determine the Frequency of refractive errors among Children of (Age 5-15 Years) Visited Eye Outdoor of Bahawal Victoria Hospital of District Bahawalpur. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Faisalabad during August 2019 to December 2019. Sample size was 100 Children coming to eye OPD of Hospital, out of them 50 were boys and rest were girls. Their visual acuity was noticed by Snellen's visual acuity chart, with the help of visual acuity and subjective refraction, the frequency of refractive errors was accessed. Conclusion: More than half of the children had refractive error. According to our result myopia is more common than hypermetropia.
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