Gnana Deepa, J (2011) Assessment of low visual acuity and its influencing factors among school age children. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Vel R.S. Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Vision is the primary means of integration between individual and external environment. According to the world health organization 90% of the blind live in the developing countries and among the developing countries India has the highest percentage of people who are blind as estimated 12 million people. The age between 6-12yrs is probably one of the healthiest period of life. Attention to the eyes of school children is very important and can be achieved by society and by the active participation of the parents. A study was conducted to assess the low visual acuity and its influencing factors among school age children at Poonamallee, Chennai, 2010-2011. The objective of the study was to assess the low visual acuity and its influencing factors and associate the low visual acuity with influencing factors and demographic variables among school ago children. The study was conducted by adopting cross sectional design. 150 school age children. Who have fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique. The conceptual framework adopted was based on Imagine King’s Goal Attainment Model. In this study, by using Snellen’s chart, the low visual acuity were assessed among school age children and questionnaire determining influencing factors were asked to mother by interview methods. Analysis revealed that the 150 school age children had mild vision loss, Among which 107(71.34%) had the scale of 6/9 in both eyes, 35(23.33%) had the scale of 6/12 in both eyes, 8(5.33%) had the scale of 6/18 in both eyes. And the association of low visual acuity with influencing factor were environmental such as hours of spending home work,hours of watching television and vitamin A deficiency factors such as taking vegetables like carrot and pumpkin. Hence the pamphlets of vision loss were distributed to the parents of children. Effective method of vision screening in school age children are useful in detecting corrective causes of decreased vision and equip the mothers with knowledge and practice to promote normal vision among school age children.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Low Visual Acuity ; Influencing Factors ; School Age Children. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Dec 2017 10:29 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2017 23:02 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4862 |
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