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The objective was to determine the prevalence of ocular morbidity among children in the tribal area of Melghat.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A community-based observational study was carried out in the Chikhaldara and Dharni blocks of Melghat. Children from 15 tribal villages were screened for eye disorders by trained paramedics. Most of the children were examined by an ophthalmologist. We used Chi-square test for categorical variables.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n A total of 4357 children aged between 6 and 18 yr were examined. Of these 2336 (53.6%) were females and 2021 (46.4%) were males. Out of 4357 children, 507 (11.63%) had an ocular morbidity. The prevalence of ocular morbidity and refractive error increased in the age group of 8-10 yr (P<\/jats:italic><0.05 and <0.001, respectively). Refractive error was the most common ocular morbidity (n=339; 7.8%), followed by vitamin A deficiency (VAD) (n=120; 2.8%).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n The prevalence of refractive error and VAD in this study was significantly higher than the rest of India and the world. 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