Javed Rasul, Nazullah Khan, Muhammad Kashif Kamran, Imran Ahmad.
Common Ocular Problems in Children Presented in a Private Setup during one year.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;13(3):135-8.

Objective: To highlight the commonly prevalent ocular problems in children of Bannu during one year period in a private clinic. Materials and Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Incidental non- probability technique of sampling was adopted. Sampling was done from January 2013 till July 2014. Patients were screened in private clinic setup. Proper record was maintained in a separate register of children up to 15 years of age. They were recorded according to their specific condition in a separate section in that register. Results: A total 898 patients were seen, out of which 596 (66.3%) were males and 302 (33.6%) were females. Age ranges from 10 days to 12 years with mean of 4.2 years. Nasolacrimal duct obstruction was the most frequent condition (28.2%) followed by vernal keratoconjunctivitis (27.8%), squint in 18.9%, refractive error in 11.58%, congenital cataract 9.3%, nystagmus in 1.7%, retinitis pigmentosa in 1% and ptosis in 1.1%. Conclusion: In this study, boys were found to be more often affected with eye diseases and the presentation to a health facility was most often late. Most pediatric eye diseases need special care and early intervention; therefore it is crucial that good provincial and district pediatric ophthalmology centers should be set up.

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