A profile of ocular diseases among school children in slum areas of kanpur

R P Sharma; R K Gupta; Gopal Krishna; J P Srivastava; S C Saxena; V K Srivastava; S N Sharma; V P Singh; S Chandra

A profile of ocular diseases among school children in slum areas of kanpur

Authors

R P Sharma
R K Gupta
Gopal Krishna
J P Srivastava
S C Saxena
V K Srivastava
S N Sharma
V P Singh
S Chandra

Abstract

A prevalence study of ocular diseases carried out among 584 School Children in Kanpur slums revealed the overall prevalence of37.84%; 46.67% in females and34.37% in males. Younger age group children were more affected. The major diseases were refractive errors, trachoma, vit. A deficiency and conjunctivities.

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Published

1995-09-30

How to Cite

Sharma RP, Gupta RK, Krishna G, Srivastava JP, Saxena SC, Srivastava VK, et al. A profile of ocular diseases among school children in slum areas of kanpur. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 1995 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 May 20];8(2,3):28-30. Available from: https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/29