• Amirzada Shir Mohammad

Prevalence of eye dieses in children’s attending ophthalmology OPD in University Eye Hospital Abstract Introduction: Eye diseases in children, in addition to the occurrence of blindness in society, play an important role in their education. Eye diseases in children affect the ability to learn, adapt to school and individuals. Prevention and treatment of eye diseases further prevent blindness, therefore they need immediate attention. Early diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases in children is very important. Objective: Prevalence of eye diseases in children visiting at university eye hospital in the sixth months of 2022 Method and Materiel: The Research design was Cross-sectional- Descriptive-Study. The ophthalmology research site was university eye hospital. The total included cases were1429 pediatric patients the age was sixteen and under who were referred for examination and treatment of ocular diseases within the prescribed period. Age and sex information were collected from patients' files were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS-25. Patients by age were into four groups (0–1) years, (2–5) years, (6–10) years, and (11–16) years. Result: The first 6 months of 2022 at the University Eye Hospital 1429 were examined, including 772 (54%) male, 657 (46%) female, most patients were between the ages of 11 to 16 years, 418 allergic conjunctiva (29, 25%), refraction error 399 (27.92%), bacterial conjunctivitis 213 (14,90%) cataract 106 (7,5%), viral conjunctiva 92 (6,4%), blepharitis 43 (3%), dacryocytitis (NLDO)43(3%), vitamin-A-diffiecncy 22(1.5%), glaucoma25(1,74%),t rauma11(0.76%) ,retinoblastoma 7(0,48%)included. Conclusion: This study shows that children have the highest incidence of allergic inflammation, refractive error and men are more affected than women.

Key Words: Pediatric eye diseases, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Refractive error

" Prevalence of eye dieses in children’s attending ophthalmology OPD in University Eye Hospital ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.a755-a758, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404095.pdf

" Prevalence of eye dieses in children’s attending ophthalmology OPD in University Eye Hospital ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppa755-a758, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404095.pdf