Habiba Nisar, Momina Javed, Amna Yaqub, Fareeha Ambreen, Sohail Ahmad.
Pattern of Childhood Ocular Disorders in patients Presenting at a Hospital of District Chakwal.
Al-Shifa J Ophthalmol Jan ;14(1):44-51.

Introduction: Approximately 19 million children in the world are visually impaired and 1.4 million are irreversibly blind. Common ocular disorders in 5-15 years of children include refractive error, strabismus, cataract, glaucoma, etc. Objectives: The objective of research was to find out the pattern of various childhood ocular disorders and frequency of refractive errors of children presenting in eye department of a secondary care hospital. Study Design and Settings: A cross sectional study conducted at a secondary care hospital in district Chakwal. Subject and Methods: The study included 235 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Visual acuity, presence and type of refractive error were measured. Strabismus, amblyopia was also assessed. All patients were then referred to ophthalmologist for diagnosis of ocular diseases if present and noted. In case of ocular injuries, the source of injury was documented. Results: Among patients presented in hospital of district Chakwal from October 2016 to January 2017. Females were 54.5% while 45.5% were males. Refractive errors were found in 57.1%, 24.7% had conjunctivitis / vernal keratoconjunctivitis, squint was present in 7.2%, amblyopia in 5.5% of patients. About 4.7% of children presented with ocular injuries. Conclusion: Refractive errors followed by conjunctivitis are the most common ocular condition diagnosed in the children of 5 to 15 years of age presenting at the secondary eye care hospital in Chakwal.

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