Identification refraction error in school children for avoid refractive blindness age group 6 to 15 years Mohd. Rahman Mizanur*, Mohd. Rasul Golam**, Rashid Abdur*** *B.Optom, M.Optom, MBA (HM), PhD Research Scholar, Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan **MBBS, Maharashtra MPH, PhD(Opth) ***MBBS, MS(Opth) Online published on 7 June, 2014. Abstract Background According to Bangladesh National Blindness and Low Vision Survey (2002) there are about 3.3 million cases, of refractive error in adults and 1.3 million cases among children (i.e. 3.5% of the whole population). Despite the huge numbers of people are in need of refractive error correction, only 3%of them use spectacles and the rest remain uncorrected. Additionally, about 7.2 million people suffer from visual impairment and low vision. The prevalence of refractive blindness in children ranges from approximately 0.5/1000 children in affluent regions to 1.8/1000 in the poorest communities. The importance of early detection and treatment of ocular diseases and visual impairment in young is obvious. Aim and objective The basic aim of this study was to assess the status of refractive errors in school going children age group 06 to 15 years through school screening program. Method The study was done on students aged 06 years to 15 years, selected randomly from rural and urban schools in and around the periphery of Buighar, Sonargaon in Narayangong district, Bangladesh. Result A total of 4,625 children were screened, Out of them 3084 were boys (67.00%) and rest 1541 (33.00%) were girls. Ocular morbidity (refractory errors) was found in 439(9.5%) children out of which 205 (4.43%) were boys and 234(5.06%) were girls. Of these there were a total of 139 myopes; 156 hypermetropes; 121 with astigmatism and 23 amblyopic children. Conclusion School screening program is an effective way to detect the refractive error causes identification of visual impairment in school children. Top Keywords Refractive error, Hypermetropia, Myopia, Astigmatism, Amblyopia. Top |