Table 1.
Parental responses to open-ended question, “Could you describe or tell anything about your observation related to eye problem in your child?”
| Reported eye-related problems | Frequency of responses | Percentage of total responses (n = 416) |
|---|---|---|
| Child had no eye problem | 312 | 75.0 |
| Child complaint of blur vision | 55 | 13.2 |
| Child watching TV too close | 29 | 7.0 |
| Child had squinting his/ her eyes | 17 | 4.1 |
| Child complaint of headache/ dizziness | 14 | 3.3 |
| Child had watery eyes/tearing | 12 | 2.9 |
| Child complaint of glare | 8 | 1.9 |
| Child complaint of eye pain | 6 | 1.4 |
| Child had rubbing his/her eyes | 5 | 1.2 |
| Child complaint of itchy eyes | 4 | 1.0 |
| Child had poor academic performance | 4 | 1.0 |
| Child complaint of eye fatigue | 3 | 0.7 |
| Child had head tilt | 2 | 0.5 |
| Child had red eye | 1 | 0.2 |
| Child had occasional squint | 1 | 0.2 |
| Child had color vision problem | 1 | 0.2 |
| Child had stye | 1 | 0.2 |
| Child had difficulties to find things | 1 | 0.2 |