Prevalence and Progression of Myopia in Children at Raipur

- The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and progression of myopia in children in Raipur. Design: A retrospective case study. Material And Method: In this retrospective study, we included 1395 patients (male & female). This study had five years of data collection from 2015-2019 in an eye hospital, Raipur, between august 2019-may 2020. Studied parameters: vision, refraction included uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), after follow-up refraction. Results: According to retrospective data, the total number of patients is 1395 (male & female). The constant power of myopia was 30 subjects (2.15%) & the increased power of myopia was 171 subjects (12.25%). In all, over data 4 – 10 years, children had 20.46% myopia, 11- 15 years, 35.67% & 16 – 18 years children had 43.85% of myopia progression. Conclusion: In our study had prevalence and progression of myopia. The constant power of myopia in children was 2.15% & the increased power of myopia in children was 12.25%