Demographic profile of ocular morbidity in school children in India
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چکیده
The aim of the presented study was to find out the prevalence of ocular morbidity in school children in Pune city. It was a cross sectional study. The present study was planned to know the prevalence of ocular morbidity in school children in Pune city, and their correlation with socio demographic profile if any. The study was conducted in urban field practice area of a Medical College in Pune. School children of age 6-16 years of selected urban schools in the field practice area were the study population. The sample size calculated was 866 but 1157 were covered in this study. In present study prevalence of ocular morbidity in students were found 11.58%. So to conclude present study highlights important problem of ocular morbidity in school children. Refractory error was commonest form of ocular morbidity amongst them but most of it was undetected previously.
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