Md.Torikul Islam* and Anis Mahmud
Refractive error is one of the most common causes of visual impairment around and it is quite common among school-going children. Children of age 04-15 years are a large number portions of the country in a rural area but few studies on such ground had been carried out previously. The aim of this case study was to find out the prevalence of refractive error and its associated factors among school-going children of age 04 to 15 years. On the basis of 631 samples, the prevalence of refractive error was found 16%. Among the total study subject, more than 50% belong to the age group 7-9 years with mean age of 7.4 (±3) years. Refractive error was significantly associated with gender (p=0.0037), duration of using smartphone (p=0.0113), the problem with headache (p=0.0001), and the problem with vomiting (p=0.0001). The majority of students were never examined for visual acuity, children should be examined at the time of entering school and when they are leaving, at least twice during their study period.
