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Patterns of Refractive Error in Children Based on School Screening in Rural Karnataka

Patterns of Refractive Error in Pediatric Population Based on School Screening in Rural Karnataka - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/08/072121
Enrollment
2137
Registered
2024-08-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H545- Low vision, one eye

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The already recorded data of students aged between 4 to 16 years who attended the school screening camp organized by Kasturba Medical College in Shringeri taluk, Chikamagaluru district, and Agumbe, and Thirthahalli taluk of Shimoga district, Karnataka will be tabulated and analysed. 2.Records of Children of both genders will be recorded. 3.All ocular disorders which could be diagnosed with the Snellen visual acuity test, torchlight anterior segment evaluation, and undilated fundus evaluation will be recorded.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Those whose parents/guardians did not consent to taking part in the school screening camp 2)Children who were unwell to participate in the school screening camp. 3)Records of children who presented at the hospital for screening and not at the school eye health camp were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The prevalence of refractive error and other eye diseases and the socio- demographic profiling of students with refractive error.Timepoint: 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sruthi Vijendran

Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

yogish.kamath@manipal.edu9535230750

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026