Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume: 12 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 132-136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220218
Myopia: A School Eye Survey in Rural and Urban Area of Faridabad, Haryana
Deepak Gupta1, Raj Kumar2, Logesh Babu3
1Department of Optometry, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur
2HOD, Department of Optometry, UIAHS, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, India.
3Department of Optometry, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur
Corresponding Author: Deepak Gupta
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Myopia is the most common visual disorder in school children. This study aims to assess the magnitude of myopia among school children in Faridabad, Haryana, north India.
Methods: In this Cross-sectional study 2370 students were randomly selected. Myopia was defined as the spherical equivalent (SE) refractive error ≥-0.50DS. Vision check up with Snellen's chart and refractive errors were measured by Retinoscopy and auto refractometer.
Results: Myopia prevalence was found to be 12.36% (n=293). The prevalence of myopia was found to be higher among older children 11-14 years (21.30%). 1294 children of urban and 1076 children of the rural areas were examined. 56.45% of the study population were boys and 43.54% were girls. The prevalence of myopia was more in boys (14.27%) in comparison with girls (9.88%). The prevalence of myopia was more in urban area 251(19.39%) in comparison with rural area 42(3.90%).
Conclusion: Myopia is a major public health concern and its prevalence is increasing rapidly among school-going children in urban areas. Spectacle is very good option to treat this type of Refractive error.
Key words: Refractive Error; Rural and Urban; School; vision; students; myopia.