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PATTERN OF OCULAR MORBIDITIES IN PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT POPULATION AT TERRITORY CARE HOSPITAL BAHAWALPUR

Dr. Muhammad Zafar Ullah, Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz Aslam, Dr. Rao Muhammad Tariq Aslam

Objective: To assess the pattern of eye diseases in children presenting at Basic Health Unit, Hassan Mandi Bahauddin. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Ophthalmology, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur from September 2018 to March 2019 over the period of 6 months. Total 1000 patients with ophthalmologic disorders was enrolled for the study from outpatient department of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Pattern of eye diseases was assessed in selected children. Results: Mean age of the patients was 9.52 ± 4.6 years. Out of 1000 patients 460 (46%) patients were male and 540 (54%) patients were female. Most common 422 (42.2%) age group was 11-14 years. Most common disorder was refractive errors 334 (33.4%) followed by congenital cataract 243 (24.3%), VKC 221 (22.1%) and squint 118 (11.8%). Conclusion: Male and female children were almost equally affected with ocular disorder and refractive error was the most common disorder in this study. Key Words: Refractive errors, ophthalmology, consanguineous marriages, congenital, childhood blindness,

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