1Department of Community Medicine, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah, UP.
2Department of Physiology, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah, UP.
Ocular Morbidity is one of the recognized causes of poor performance of a child. It may be a source of performance anxiety among school children.
To determine the prevalence of undetected ocular morbidity.
To find out relationship between ocular morbidity and anxiety status.
1154 students were screened of which 98 students had visual acuity of 6/18 or less. 38 students showed some level of anxiety on Hamilton scale. 35 students got the vision corrected and were followed for the period of 3 months after which they were screened for anxiety using Hamilton scale.
The prevalence of ocular morbidity was8.4%. Both ocular morbidity and anxiety were common in female. After the visual correction significant improvement was noted in anxiety status.
There is a need for proper implementation of school Eye screening Program. There should be periodical evaluation of mental health of students.
Ocular Morbidity, Low Vision, Anxiety, Hamilton Scale, Poor School Performance
