Deepa Niroula|C. G. Saha
Study on the refractive errors of school going children of Pokhara city in Nepal
Biratnagar Eye Hospital|Manipal College of Medical Sciences
refractive errors one common visual disorders found worldwide school going children also one causes blindness easily prevented timely proper measures taken kathmandu valley mechi zone nepal distribution refractive errors found high records available western part nepal considering importance refractive errors present study undertaken pokhara city964 subjects 474 boys 490 girls selected age groups 10 19 years 6 schools representing different region pokhara preliminary examination acuity vision snellens jaegers charts subjects referred manipal teaching hospital pokhara confirmation refractive errorssixty two schools children 643 964 refractive errors myopia found common 405 refractive errors found private school children 929 government school children 423 statistically significant p 005 boys 759 found suffered refractive errors girls 531 children vegetarian diet 1052 greater number refractive errors nonvegetarian diet children 617in present study percentage distribution myopia found higher 405 hyperopia 124 astigmatism 114 interestingly present study refractive errors found significantly higher private schools children government schools children read private schools higher socioeconomic status spend time home work watching television computer compared government schools children near activities eyes causes stress eyes children might one causes developing myopia