Ocular Morbidity among Children Attending Government and Private Schools of Kathmandu Valley
dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, RK | |
dc.contributor.author | Joshi, Mahesh Raj | |
dc.contributor.author | Ghising, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Rizyal, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-15T08:51:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-15T08:51:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0028-2715 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1815-672X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16304 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>Introduction: Children from the developing world are more prone to going blind from avoidable and preventable causes. In Nepal, children in private schools are reported to have a higher ocular morbidity than those in government schools, with myopia being the major cause of the morbidity. This study was designed to evaluate ocular morbidity in students from both types of school.
 Methods: This was a cross-sectional, comparative study among students from government and private schools of Kathmandu. Eye examination was carried out evaluating visual acuity, color vision, refractive status, binocular vision status, and anterior and posterior segment findings.
 Results: A total of 4,228 students from government and private schools were evaluated. The prevalence of ocular morbidity was 19.56 % with refractive error (11.9 %) being the major cause of the morbidity, followed by strabismus and infective disorders. No signifi cant difference in the prevalence of ocular morbidity and refractive status was found in the students from government and private schools.
 Conclusions: A signifi cant number of children of school-going age have ocular morbidity with no signifi cant difference in the prevalence in the students from government and private schools. Research exploring the effect of various risk factors in the progression of myopia would be helpful to investigate the refractive status in children from these different types of schools.
 Keywords: Myopia, ocular morbidity, school Students</jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | 182-188 | |
dc.format.medium | ||
dc.language | eng | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Journal of Nepal Medical Association (JNMA) | |
dc.subject | Myopia | |
dc.subject | ocular morbidity | |
dc.subject | school students | |
dc.title | Ocular Morbidity among Children Attending Government and Private Schools of Kathmandu Valley | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Comparative Study | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000308288100006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.issue | 184 | |
plymouth.volume | 51 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published online | |
plymouth.journal | Journal of Nepal Medical Association | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.31729/jnma.21 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Health Professions | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA03 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | Nepal | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1815-672X | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.31729/jnma.21 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |