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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)

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Evaluation of correlation between ocular manifestations and severity of mental retardation
Vandana Misra, D.J. Pandey2, B.D. Sharma, B.B. Maheshwari

Ocular manifestations are common in mentally retarded children. Because of population growth these problems are increasing day by day. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between ocular manifestations and severity of mental retardation among mentally retarded children. Material and methods: The present study was undertaken in the department of ophthalomology and paediatrics, S.N. Medical College, Agra. Two hundred and forty mentally retarded children between the ages of 3 months to 15 years of either sex were scrutinized to find out the prevalence of ocular manifestations in cases of mental retardation. A complete case history was taken. Results: In our study the undifferentiated group of 120 mentally retarded children, 18 of them were found to have strabismus, 34 refractive errors, 10 congenital cataract, 8 optic atrophy, 4 nystagmus, 4 cranial nerve palsies, 2 ptosis, 2 angular dermoids and twenty one were color vision deficient. On application of statistical test, the association between the severity of mental retardation and ocular manifestations was found to be highly significant. Conclusion: Our study concluded that the association between the severity of mental retardation and ocular manifestations was found to be highly significant.  Children with mental retardation should undergo annual ophthalmological check up. Early detection and correction of ocular problems will prevent visual impairment in future.

Key words: Strabismus, ocular manifestations, mentally retarded children, nystagmus.

Received: 11April, 2019                             Revised:  12 June 2019                             Accepted: 2July 2019

Corresponding author: Dr.Vandana Misra, Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Ophthalmology, Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, Banthra, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Misra V, Pandey DJ, Sharma BD, Maheshwari BB. Evaluation of correlation between ocular manifestations and severity of mental retardation. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(7): 136-139.

 
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