Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore
Objective: To determine the frequency and type of refractive errors in the teenage groups reporting in ophthalmology department of Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from 14-9-2023 to 14-02-24. Total...
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Objective: To determine the frequency and type of refractive errors in the teenage groups reporting in ophthalmology department of Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from 14-9-2023 to 14-02-24. Total 501 subjects of both genders with refractive errors were included in the study after fulfilling the inclusion criteria. . Participants were in the age group 11-19 years. Visual acuity was checked with Snellen chart. Subjective and objective refraction was performed. All participants underwent complete ophthalmic examination to rule out any ocular abnormality.
Results: In the study 287 (57.3 %) participants were females and 214 (42.7%) were males. Median age of the participants was 16 years. Myopia was most prevalent refractive error with total of 339 (67.7%) followed by astigmatism having total 148 (29.5%). while hyperopia was seen in 14 (2.8%) participant of the study population. There were no gender related differences in distribution of refractive errors. Fewer cased were seen in age group 11 and 12 years. Almost 86% of the subject achieved visual acuity of 6/6 in both eyes after correction.
Conclusion: myopia is a most prevalent form of ametropia in teenage groups. There is a need of creating awareness regarding its risk factors and life style modifications which can help in reducing burden of visual impairment
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| spelling | doaj-art-063f0a90a5bc4a5b87716977f37aa4be2025-02-06T08:34:57ZengRawalpindi Medical UniversityJournal of Rawalpindi Medical College1683-35621683-35702024-09-0128310.37939/jrmc.v28i3.2604Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore Sumaira Rahim0Irum AbbasAtif Mansoor AhmedZyiemah ArifAbdul Qudos Tehmina ImdadShaikh Zayed medical complex lahore Objective: To determine the frequency and type of refractive errors in the teenage groups reporting in ophthalmology department of Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from 14-9-2023 to 14-02-24. Total 501 subjects of both genders with refractive errors were included in the study after fulfilling the inclusion criteria. . Participants were in the age group 11-19 years. Visual acuity was checked with Snellen chart. Subjective and objective refraction was performed. All participants underwent complete ophthalmic examination to rule out any ocular abnormality. Results: In the study 287 (57.3 %) participants were females and 214 (42.7%) were males. Median age of the participants was 16 years. Myopia was most prevalent refractive error with total of 339 (67.7%) followed by astigmatism having total 148 (29.5%). while hyperopia was seen in 14 (2.8%) participant of the study population. There were no gender related differences in distribution of refractive errors. Fewer cased were seen in age group 11 and 12 years. Almost 86% of the subject achieved visual acuity of 6/6 in both eyes after correction. Conclusion: myopia is a most prevalent form of ametropia in teenage groups. There is a need of creating awareness regarding its risk factors and life style modifications which can help in reducing burden of visual impairment https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2604 |
| spellingShingle | Sumaira Rahim Irum Abbas Atif Mansoor Ahmed Zyiemah Arif Abdul Qudos Tehmina Imdad Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College |
| title | Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore |
| title_full | Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore |
| title_fullStr | Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore |
| title_short | Frequency And Type Of Refractive Errors Among The Teenage Groups Presenting In Eye OPD In Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore |
| title_sort | frequency and type of refractive errors among the teenage groups presenting in eye opd in shaikh zayed hospital lahore |
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