%0 Journal Article
%T A Prospective Study to Assess the Quality of Preliminary Eye Screening Done on School Children by Teachers in Andhra Pradesh | OMICS International
%A Athira Rose
%A Jachin D Williams
%A Jyothi Korani
%A Rohit Khanna
%J -
%D 2015
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000342
%X Aim: To assess the quality of vision screening done by trained schoolteachers on schoolchildren. Method: This study was carried out in Greater Hyderabad by selecting 10 schools in 3 different clusters by means of systematic random sampling. Teachers were imparted training for detecting vision defects and important ocular conditions and were permitted to screen the students using a protocol ascribed to them. Students who were screened by teachers were rescreened by optometrist to compare and analyse the outcome of the training imparted. Results: A total of 25 schoolteachers were trained and utilized for screening 600 students in age ranging from 8 to 13 (mean is 10.5 and ¡ÀSD is 1.87) girls constituting 55%. The impact of training increased knowledge level to 88%. Similarity found in detection of children with poor visual acuity <6/9 by both ¡®the trained teachers and optometrist. Significant eye conditions which required early intervention were detected with the help of signs and symptoms learnt through the training (Kappa statistic=0.95) suggesting an excellent agreement among the teachers and optometrist. Conclusion: The study results suggest that trained teachers can be relied upon for screening children to identify various eye conditions including refractive errors. This study recommends incorporating a module on vision screening in the teachers¡¯ education curriculum and conducting screening in schools on a regular basis
%K Schoolchildren
%K Schoolteacher
%K Optometrist
%K Screening
%K Assessment
%K Visual acuity
%K Refractive errors
%K Ocular conditions
%K Visual impairment
%K Blindness
%K Childhood blindness
%K omics
%K open access
%K omics publishing group
%K open access publisher
%K open access publishers
%K open access publications
%K open access journals
%K open access artcles
%K omics group
%K omicsonline
%U https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/a-prospective-study-to-assess-the-quality-of-preliminary-eye-screening-done-on-school-children-by-teachers-in-andhra-pradesh-2161-0711-1000342.php?aid=51348