Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and Central Referral Hospital, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim-737 102, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov-Dec;59(6):475-9. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.86317.
Eye morbidities with or without symptoms delineate a significant morbidity among adolescent schoolgirls in India. The study was undertaken to assess the extent of visual impairment and ocular morbidity to identify influencing factors and the impact on scholastic performance.
A population-based cross-sectional study was undertaken among 3002 urban girl students of Surat in Gujarat, India. Overall prevalence of refractive error was found to be 15.22%; myopia affected 91.47%, hyperopia 4.60%, and astigmatism 0.04%. The prevalence of myopia and astigmatism was more in higher age groups, while hyperopia was more in lower age groups; even students with good vision reported ophthalmic symptoms. Of all spectacle users, in 29.73% cases the eyesight was not found to be with the best possible corrections. Refractive error was observed to be higher among the general caste (50.98%) and among Muslims (54.05%). Still, among those with problems of eyesight, 75.93% students had good academic performance. Associated ocular morbidity was noted in 20.35% participants along with the refractive error.
This study highlighted the load of eye morbidities of adolescent Indian urban girls.
有症状或无症状的眼部疾病在印度少女中造成了显著的发病率。本研究旨在评估视力障碍和眼部发病率的程度，以确定影响因素及其对学业成绩的影响。
在印度古吉拉特邦苏拉特市的 3002 名城市女学生中进行了一项基于人群的横断面研究。总体屈光不正患病率为 15.22%；近视占 91.47%，远视占 4.60%，散光占 0.04%。近视和散光的患病率在较高年龄组中更高，而远视在较低年龄组中更高；即使视力良好的学生也报告有眼部症状。在所有戴眼镜的人中，29.73%的人发现视力没有得到最佳矫正。普通种姓（50.98%）和穆斯林（54.05%）的屈光不正发生率更高。尽管如此，在视力有问题的学生中，仍有 75.93%的学生成绩良好。在伴有屈光不正的 20.35%参与者中观察到相关的眼部疾病。
本研究强调了印度城市少女眼部疾病的负担。
