REFRACTIVE ERRORS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS VISITING RAMA HOSPITAL IN KANPUR

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SATYENDRA SINGH SACHAN , Ms MEGHNA VERMA

Refraction, Refractive error, Myopia

Background: In India, Refractive Error is the second leading cause of vision impairment and the third main cause of blindness. Because refraction services are scarce and difficult to obtain, Many people with refractive error live with impaired vision or blindness for the rest of their lives. Objective: The primary goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of refractive errors and associated factors among patients who visited Rama Hospital, Kanpur. Methods: A Retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2022 To December 2022, All patients who visited rama Hospital, Kanpur. The sample frame was the secondary eye unit outpatient departments register. to select samples, simple random sampling was used. Data Was Entered By Using Epi-Data Version3 and analysed with statistical package for social l science20.Tables And graphs were used to display descriptive statistics, And logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. At p<0.05, statistical significance was inferred. Results: Refractive error was detected in 42 (20.4%) of study participants. The average age was 40.69 ± 20.77.There were 120 men and 85 women in this group (58.5%and41.6%, respectively). Myopia (51.2%) was the most common refractive defect. Conclusion & recommendation: Refractive error is a wide spread problem in our study area that affects people of all age groups. We recommend patients to have screening on regular basis so that refractive anomalies can be detected early.

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SATYENDRA SINGH SACHAN & Ms MEGHNA VERMA (July-2023). REFRACTIVE ERRORS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS VISITING RAMA HOSPITAL IN KANPUR. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(7), a458-a464. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307058.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 7, July-2023

Pages : a458-a464

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Country: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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