@article{Alrasheed_Awad_Mohamed_2021, title={Demographic Characteristics and Causes of Low Vision in Children: A Hospital–Based Study from Khartoum, Sudan: Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v37i4.1274}, volume={37}, url={https://www.pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/1274}, DOI={10.36351/pjo.v37i4.1274}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose:  </strong>To determine the demographic characteristics and causes of low vision in children who attended Alfaisal eye center, Khartoum Sudan.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:  </strong>Alfaisal eye Center, Khartoum, Sudan, from February 2018 to October 2020.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong>  <strong>C</strong>ross sectional observational study.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong>  Clinical record of 105 patients who visited the low vision clinic were retrieved. Demographic features, history, ocular examination, cause of low vision, refractive state of the eye (by self-luminance streak retinoscope, and auto refractometer), and type of low vision devices used by the patients were noted. Data was analyzed by using SPSS software version 20.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong>  Mean age was 11.70 ± 2.19. Seventy three percent patients had Visual Acuity(VA) less than 6/60. Majority (59%) were male patients. Commonest refractive error associated with low vision was myopia (65.71%). Retinitis Pigmentosa, congenital glaucoma, and albinism were other major causes of pediatric low vision (19.5%). Progressive Myopia was seen in 15%. About 9.5% of children presented with cataracts, nystagmus in 9.5%, and congenital refractive error in 9.5%.The cause of low vision among children was not statistically different between males and females P=0.890. More than half of the children 78.1% used glasses and about 21.9% were corrected by telescope.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:  </strong>Retinitis pigmentosa, albinism, and congenital glaucoma were the most common causes of pediatric low vision. Common low vision devices prescribed to these children were glasses and telescopes.</p> <p><strong>Key Words:  </strong>Retinitis Pigmentosa, Congenital glaucoma, Albinism, Myopia, Cataract.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Alrasheed, Saif Hassan and Awad, Eslah Saeed and Mohamed, Zoelfigar Dafalla}, year={2021}, month={Sep.} }