DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i04.057

Pages: 1410-1413

The Objective was to study some epidemiological determinants of ocular morbid conditions in the Urban Slum of Muzaffarnagar City. In Method Present community based cross-sectional study was undertaken in Urban Slum of Muzaffarnagar. This study was carried out in 341 families with 1603 study subjects during March, 2014 to February; 2015. The study focuses on ocular examinations and diagnosis of ocular morbid conditions. The information was collected on a predesigned and pretested proforma. In Results Ocular morbidities were quite prevalent among the study subjects (50.0%). Poor personal hygiene (59.4%), poor personal practices (62.7%) and the habit of smoking (59.2%) was significantly (p<0.01) associated with ocular morbid conditions. There was no significant relationship of ocular morbidities with the dietary habits and alcohol intake.