Bagchi Ketaki, Bhattacharya Salil
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata.
J Indian Med Assoc. 2006 Jul;104(7):366, 368, 370.
A retrospective study of 8772 children's records at the department of ophthalmology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India was conducted to collect the data on visual loss relating age, gender, degree and aetiology with an object of delineation of the profile of visual loss in children of particular area encircling that referral centre. Out of 8772 children, 126 children were detected to be suffering from visual loss. Of these 126 children, 88(69.84%) were males, 38(30.16%) were females, 75 children (59.52%) had low vision, 51(40.48%) had blindness. The causes of visual loss were cataract in 42 cases (33.33%), corneal pathology in 30(23.80%), high refractive error in 15(11.90%), glaucoma in 14(11.11%), retinal disease in 12(9.52%), global anomalies in 10 (7.94%) and lesion in the higher visual pathway in 3 cases (2.38%). Information obtained from the study possesses a definite role in understanding the background of visual loss in children of a particular area and planning the strategy to control childhood blindness by identification of preventable and treatable causes of blindness.
对印度西孟加拉邦大吉岭苏什鲁塔纳加尔北孟加拉医学院眼科的8772份儿童病历进行了一项回顾性研究，以收集有关视力丧失与年龄、性别、程度和病因的数据，目的是描绘围绕该转诊中心的特定区域儿童的视力丧失情况。在8772名儿童中，检测出126名儿童患有视力丧失。在这126名儿童中，88名（69.84%）为男性，38名（30.16%）为女性，75名儿童（59.52%）视力低下，51名（40.48%）失明。视力丧失的原因包括白内障42例（33.33%）、角膜病变30例（23.80%）、高度屈光不正15例（11.90%）、青光眼14例（11.11%）、视网膜疾病12例（9.52%）、全身性异常10例（7.94%）以及高级视觉通路病变3例（2.38%）。从该研究中获得的信息在了解特定区域儿童视力丧失的背景以及通过识别可预防和可治疗的失明原因来规划控制儿童失明的策略方面具有明确作用。
