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Table 4 How teachers would recognise common eye problems in children

From: Perceptions of eye health in schools in Pakistan

Eye problems *

Frequency (n = 16)

%

Problems related to vision

  

Have difficulty seeing the blackboard

12

75.0

Hold books too close

7

43.8

Have difficulty watching TV or reading book

2

12.5

Others (e.g. cannot read books in dim light; are colour blind)

6

37.5

Red painful eye

  

Have redness

11

68.8

Have watering

9

56.3

Rub their eyes

7

43.8

Have discharge in their eyes

3

18.8

Have swollen eyes

3

18.8

Have burning sensation in eyes

2

12.5

Have pain in their eye; trachoma or stick eye

3

18.8

Other signs and symptoms

  

Have yellow eyes

7

43.8

Have black circles around eyes

2

12.5

Are physically weak

2

12.5

Others (e.g. eyes don't look fresh; drowsy; blink too often)

13

81.3

  1. *Respondents could mention more than one eye problem.