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Compliance of spectacle wear among school children.
Gajiwala, Uday R; Patel, Rajesh Umedbhai; Sudhan, Anand; Sil, Asim; Jain, Elesh; Jhala, Laxmi; Mahendra, Manish; Bezankiwar, Vijayalaxmi.
Afiliación
  • Gajiwala UR; Department of Ophthalmology, Tejas Eye Hospital, DivyaJyoti Trust, Mandavi, Gujarat, India.
  • Patel RU; Department of Ophthalmology, Sewa Rural, Jhagadia, Gujarat, India.
  • Sudhan A; Department of Community Ophthalmology, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Sil A; Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Vivekananda Mission Ashram, Netra Niramaya Niketan, Haldia, West Bengal, India.
  • Jain E; Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Jhala L; Department of Community Ophthalmology, Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Mahendra M; Department of Ophthalmology, Khairabad Eye Hospital, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Bezankiwar V; Department of Vitreoretina, Lions NAB Eye Hospital, Miraj, MIDC Industrial Area, Meeraj, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol ; 69(6): 1376-1380, 2021 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34011704
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

In India, school eye screening is an important component of the National Programme for the Control of Blindness providing spectacles free of cost to children from primary section. The primary aim of this study was to know the compliance of wearing spectacles provided during school screening program and to find out reasons for noncompliance. The secondary aim of this study was to get information regarding the types of modifications required in the school eye screening program to improve the compliance level.

Methods:

It was a cross-sectional follow-up study involving school children of age group 10-16 years, class 5-9 from different parts of the country. Public or private schools were randomly selected based on their distance from the base hospitals/partner organizations. Data were collected by standard format directly from the students after informed written consent from school principal or class teacher.

Results:

The utilization of spectacles was found to be only 29.8% (n = 289) within 2 years of receiving the spectacles. Thirty-five percent (n = 108) students were using spectacles with less than 0.75 D. Appearance of the frame was a deciding factor. It was observed that the frames provided by the DBCS were especially not liked by the children. Twenty-five percent (n = 79) children were found to be wearing adult frames.

Conclusion:

Less than a third of the students were compliant with their spectacle prescription in this study. To improve the compliance, children should not be prescribed spectacles for nonsignificant refractive errors, should be given choices for frames and quality of work being conducted under school screening program needs a review.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Errores de Refracción / Anteojos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Indian J Ophthalmol Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Errores de Refracción / Anteojos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Indian J Ophthalmol Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India
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