Abdul Rehman Khokhar, Tehseen Iqbal, Malik Shah Zaman Latif.
Frequency of xerophthalmia among children in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Pak J Physiol Jan ;12(2):8-10.

Background: Dry eye is one of the leading eye diseases all over the world. Small number of cases reported represents tip of the iceberg. Different systemic diseases affect eyes. They are having bilateral presentations. The study objective was to see the frequency of dry eye disease in children of Dera Ghazi Khan. Methods: The study was carried out in the Department of Physiology in collaboration with ‘Aid to Leprosy Patients’ (ALP) Dera Ghazi Khan. The study design was cross-sectional, case detection study, and simple convenient sampling was used. Data analysis was carried out by using SPSS-18. Frequency of xerophthalmia was calculated. Results: The point prevalence of dry eye disease was 0.63% (n=35) among male children. Female children had 0.3% (n=13) point prevalence of the disease. Most of the cases were reported during the months of April and December. Conclusion: Xerophthalmia, though not very common, is comparatively more prevalent among male than female children of Dera Ghazi Khan.

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