Refractive error and squint in primary school children

1306 school children were screened for refractive errors and squint between September 1991 and September 1994. 2.60% of the children had abnormal cover test. 7.04% of the children were found to have refractive error. Only 36.95% of the children were aware of their refractive error and using glasses. Myopia was the commonest refractive error amounting to 6.12%. Many of the children examined were not aware of their ocular disease