| Past Issue | Volume 8, Number 5, October 2006 | | Refractive Errors and Other Eye Diseases in Primary School Children in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
Sagili Chandrasekhara Reddy, Mohamed Hassan
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aim: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors and other eye diseases in primary school children in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Patients and Methods: A total of 1214 primary school children, aged from 7 to 12 years, were examined for refractive errors, colour vision defects, and other eye diseases. Visual acuity, anterior segment examination, colour vision test, and fundus examination were performed.
Results: One or more ocular abnormalities were found in 499 children (41.1%); refractive errors in 33.3%, colour vision defects in 2.6%, squint in 2.5%, epicanthus tarsalis in 1.6%, ocular melanosis in 3.8%, ptosis in 1.1%, trichiasis in 0.2%, chalazion in 0.2%, allergic conjunctivitis in 0.2%, conjunctival naevus, capillary haemangioma of the face in 0.1%, squamous papilloma of lower lid in 0.1%, and unilateral optic atrophy in 0.1%.
Conclusions: Myopia is the most common refractive error in primary school children. Examination of primary school children at the time of their admission by an ophthalmologist will help in early detection of refractive errors and other eye diseases so that they can be treated and visual impairment can be minimised.
Key words: Blepharoptosis, Child, Color vision defects, Refractive errors, Strabismus
Asian J Ophthalmol 2006;8:195-198.
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