Title
Prevalence of strabismus among school going children in India
Authors
Saniana Anil Hegde*, B.S. Joshi & V.H. Karambelkar
Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University), Karad, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author
Saniana Anil Hegde - E - mail: hegde.sanjana@gmail.com
B. S. Joshi - E - mail: drbhalujoshi@gmail.com
V. H. Karambelkar - E - mail: vijayharikarambelkar@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2025; Revised March 31, 2025; Accepted March 31, 2025, Published March 31, 2025
Abstract
Children with strabismus (crossed eyes" or "squint) may have functional issues with reading and other academic activities, possibly resulting in reduction of overall academic achievement. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the prevalence of strabismus and its role with total of 995 students randomly divided between rural and urban area during camp with their relative histories, screen time, outdoor activity, reading time and ocular examination. We found difference for all the variables with no statistical significance. Hence, it is essential to monitor these children closely and intervene before their situation deteriorates to prevent this condition from adversely affecting their vision or academic performance.
Keywords
Strabismus, rural, urban, monitor, prevalence
Citation
Hegde et al. Bioinformation 21(3): 410-413 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
