Impact of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, in management of childhood cataract, at a tertiary eye care center of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Autor:	Seema Sharma, Kunal Vikram Singh, Prakhar Chaudhary, Rachana Gaur, Vijay Pratap Singh Tomar, Nikita Jaiswal, Sindhuja Singh, Rahul Bhardwaj
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry Family medicine Medicine Center (algebra and category theory) sense organs Eye care Uttar pradesh Childhood cataract business eye diseases
Zdroj:	International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 8:55
ISSN:	2349-3291 2349-3283
DOI:	10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20205505
Popis:	Background: Cataracts in children are rare, accounting 7.4-15.3% of pediatric blindness. Pediatric cataract is a treatable leading cause of childhood blindness. Rashtriya bal swasthya karyakram (RBSK) is an important initiative aiming at early identification and early intervention for children from birth to 18 years. The objective of our study was to know the impact of RBSK, in management of childhood cataract, at a tertiary eye care center.Methods: This was a hospital based retrospective study, done from December 2018 to December 2019. This study included all patients of congenital and developmental cataract during this study period. The patients aged less than or equal to 18 years were included. All statistical analyses were done at 5% (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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