Eye care seeking behavior among rural adults in South India: Tamil Nadu Rural Eye Examination (TREE) Study Report 1.

Purpose: To present the eye care seeking behavior among rural adults in South India.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 2019 and 2020 covering three blocks of the Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Door-to-door survey was performed to collect demographic information, status of literacy, occupation, and details of previous eye examination.

Steep increase in myopia among public school-going children in South India after COVID-19 home confinement.

Purpose: Novel coronavirus has brought huge changes in lifestyle, especially among children. Reports indicate that the prevalence of refractive errors among children has increased due to home confinement. Hence, this study was done to understand the current status of refractive errors among children from public schools in southern India.

Vision Impairment among Children in South India: Results from a Large-Scale School Eye Screening.

Purpose: To provide the prevalence of vision impairment and blindness among 250,000 school children aged 6 to 17 years, screened in Tamil Nadu, India.

Methods: The study was conducted between 2016 and 2019 as a part of the school eye screening program in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. The clinical examination included basic vision testing, objective refraction, subjective acceptance, spectacle dispensing, and a posterior segment evaluation.

Distribution of Astigmatism among School Children Who Fail Vision Screening in South India.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the distribution of astigmatism among school children in South India.

Methods: The study was conducted as part of a national school eye screening project named 'Refractive Error Among Children' (REACH) between 6 and 17 years of age. Children underwent presenting visual acuity screening, external eye examination, screening for color vision deficiency, and non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies.

Profile of ocular conditions from school eye screening in Southern India.

Purpose: To profile the presentation of ocular conditions among school children aged 6 to 17 years from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Methods: The study was conducted as part of a school eye health program in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu that aimed to address the refractive needs of children (6-17 years) between July 2016 and June 2019. The study followed a three-phase protocol, which included visual acuity test, modified clinical test, color vision test, binocular vision assessment, objective and subjective refraction, dispensing spectacles, posterior segment evaluation using direct ophthalmoscopy, and referral to the base hospital.

Prevalence of color vision deficiency among school-going boys in South India.

Purpose: Impact of color vision deficiency (CVD) on activities at school and productivity at work and consequential psychosocial difficulties has been reported. Although early detection and awareness help in overcoming these difficulties, screening for CVD is not a part of the school eye-screening initiatives in many countries. This study aimed at reporting the prevalence of CVD among school-going boys in Kanchipuram district, South India.