Journal d'ophtalmologie clinique et expérimentale
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Prevalence of Eye Trouble within There School Population of 6-12 Years of the City Kindu

Lukinga Jean-Paul

This cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted from September 4, 2017 to April 3, 2018 in the city of Kindu with 72 students who were selected from three primary schools in the area, was initiated to determine the prevalence of visual disturbances in this category of school people followed in public establishments (EP KINDU VILLE, EP MANGOBO, EP MWANGA), thus knowing the impact of visual disturbances on the academic performance of students by using the SNellen scale, Optotypes and the rating grid for teachers. The general objective pursued by this work is to contribute to the reduction of disability resulting from refractive errors in children by identifying the sociodemographic characteristics of these children with visual disturbances; determine the risk factors and clinical aspects of ametropia (visual disturbances) in schools. The results show that 24 students out of 72 sampled exhibit visual disturbances, i.e. a prevalence of 33.3% among students with visual disturbances, we observed 50% of cases of myopia, 37.5% of hyperopia and 12, 5% cases of astigmatism. The proportion of visual disturbances was 37.17% for the female sex; against 30% for the male sex. Among the pupils who had mediocre scores, 85% belong to the category of pupils with visual impairments against 15% for pupils with normal visual acuity. The application of the Chi-Square test allowed us to make a statistical decision to reject the null hypothesis in favor of accepting the alternative hypothesis admitting the existence of significant differences between students with visual impairment and those who do not have visual disturbances. This difference, let us recall, Impact negatively on school performance and on the future workforce. This has been our modest scientific contribution