Waseem Ahmed Khan, Chtariq Masood, Muhammad Irfan Sadiq, Ovais Manzoom Kiani.
Frequency and Types of Refractive Errors in School-going Children in Mirpur, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), in age Group of 5-15 Years.
Al-Shifa J Ophthalmol Jan ;13(1):30-4.

This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Mirpur, AJK to determine the frequency, types and gender based distribution of refractive errors in school going children in the age group of 5-15 years. A total of 22926 children were examined, out of which 916(3.99%) children had refractive error, with uncorrected visual acuity of < 6/12 in both eyes. Out of 916 children, 406(44.32%) were myopic, 218 (23.79%) were hypermetropic and 277 (30.24%) had astigmatism while 15(1.63%) had amblyopia.

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