Bilqis Khatri, Ayesha Kashif.
Pattern of Common Eye Diseases in Children in a Tertiary Eye Hospital, Karachi.
Pak J Ophthalmol Jan ;30(4):193-8.

Purpose: To assess the pattern of common eye diseases in the children visiting tertiary eye hospital Karachi. Material and Methods: A random cross sectional survey was conducted during two weeks and data was recorded through a performa containing details of bio data, personal history, presenting complains, aided and un aided visual acuity, refractive error and signs of eye and adnexa and ocular alignment. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16.0. Results: A total of 250 patients were examined out of which male patients were 52.8% and females constitutes 47.2%. Majority of patients 40.8% belonged to the age group 1 – 6 years. VKC 24.8% was the most common ocular morbidity found followed by squint 15.2%, refractive error 14.8%, NLD blockage 14.0%, congenital cataract 6.0%, amblyopia 4.4%, infective conjunctivitis 4.4%, blephritis 4.0%, convergence insufficiency 4.0% ptosis 2.4%, traumatic cataract 2.0%, chalazion 1.6%, corneal opacity 1.6%, keratitis and stye each 0.4%. Conclusion: Vernal catarrh was the most common ocular morbidity encountered in the study with male preponderance. Further studies are required to find out the etiology and risk factors associated with it.

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