Background: School children are affected by various eye disorders like refractive errors,
squint, Vitamin A deficiency and eye infections. Most children do not complain of defective …

The aim of the presented study was to find out the prevalence of ocular morbidity in school
children in Pune city. It was a cross sectional study. The present study was planned to know …

In spite of National Programme for Control of Blindness with its control strategies revised
from time to time to provide comprehensive health care to the community, blindness and …

Introduction: School children constitute a particular vulnerable group for ocular morbidities
which can have has detrimental effect on the academic, social and later the functional …

Background: Refractive errors are one of the known cause of visual impairment and a main
cause of blindness worldwide. In children, refractive errors make us learning disabilities and …

BACKGROUND We wanted to determine the prevalence of ocular morbidity among school
going children between ages of 6 and 16 yrs. in public schools of urban and rural areas of …

Introduction: Vision 2020—the right to sight programme is a global initiative to eliminate
avoidable blindness worldwide by the year 2020. The control of blindness in children is one …

Background: The objective of learning begins in childhood and the accuracy of a child's
vision can immensely affect or alter the learning capacity. School going years are crucial in a …

Ocular problems in children are common, but it is frequently seen in underprivileged young
children in the developing countries. It is also well-recognized that the burden of visual …