PREVALENCE OF STRABISMUS IN CHILDREN ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KASHMIR
Author:
Zahoor Haziqa1, Kouser Aisha1
Affiliation:
1. Postgraduate, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Srinagar
Abstract
Background: Strabismus is an ocular condition wherein the visual axis of two eyes do not meet at an
object of regard, with esotropia being the most common pattern of strabismus. Aim: To nd the
prevalence of strabismus in children between 5-20 years of age attending the OPD of Department of Ophthalmology,
Government Medical College, Srinagar. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study wherein 3000 patients between the age
group of 5-20 years attending the OPD of a tertiary care centre from august 2019 to august 2021 were taken into consideration.
Proper birth history and family history was taken from these patients. Proper ophthalmological examination was done which
included uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Ocular misalignment was diagnosed by cover
uncover test and angle of deviation was measured by prism bar test. Results: Out of 3000 patients, only 60 patients were found
to have strabismus with overall prevalence of strabismus in our study being 2%. In our study, 66.7% cases were girls and 33.3%
cases were boys. Esotropia was most prevalent form of strabismus accounting for 60% of cases followed by exotropia
accounting for 40% cases Conclusion: Our study indicated the prevalence of strabismus as 2%. Proper screening, early
detection and adequate management of ocular misalignment can help in reducing the burden of strabismus in the population
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World Wide Journals
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