Refractive Errors and Spectacle Acceptance among Secondary School Students in Igabi, North- Western, Nigeria: Community Ophthalmology

SS Bulus; BGK Ajayi; MM Rabiu

Authors

SS Bulus Dept. of Ophthalmology, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University, Kaduna.
BGK Ajayi Ojulowo Eye Hospital, Mokola, Ibadan.
MM Rabiu Director Program, Prevention of Blindness Union, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Introduction: Refractive errors are common among Nigerians1,2but remain an avoidable cause of blindness.3 School eye screening and spectacle provision are avenues for correcting refractive errors among children.4

Methods: A cross-sectional survey done between February and November 2012 in one of the 23 LGAs of Kaduna State and the location of National Eye Center. Sample size of 600 was determined using the formula for population greater than 10,000.5Ethical approval and permission of relevant authorities was obtained. Study population was chosen by three stage random sampling using simple random sampling at each stage with inclusion criteria. Supporting staff were trained and relevant information entered into the questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS 16.

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