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Background@#Eye diseases constitute one of the common health problems presenting to the general practice clinic and could have significant socioeconomic consequences@*Objective@#The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of different eye diseases among patients attending the Ophthalmic Outpatient Clinic of the Second General Hospital of Mongolia from 2016 to 2018.@*Methods@#This study was carried out on 12271 patients recruited from the ophthalmic outpatient clinic of the Second General Hospital of Mongolia. The study was performed from January 2016 to December 2018. All participants were subjected to fulfilling a demographic data, a detailed ophthalmological history and a complete Ophthalmological Examination.@*Results and conclusions@#Cataract are the most common eye disease among the study group followed by the refractive error and glaucoma. The prevalence of blindness and low vision was higher in elder groups and the leading cause of bilateral blindness were glaucoma. To decrease the incidence and prevalence of ocular morbidity, it is necessary to establish an eye center in the community
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Background@#The lower socioeconomic status and long distance to eye care facility of the rural dwellers in many communities in developing countries accounts for the increase in the number of preventable and avoidable causes of blindness. It is widely believed that the best option to reduce blindness and visual impairment in these communities is to bring eye care services to their doorsteps in the form of outreach programs. @*Aims@#To assess the pattern of eye diseases presenting at a free eye outreach in a rural community of Mongolia.@*Methods@#A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out on the findings of 2-day outreach programs at Medical Center of Ulziit village, Arkhangai province of Mongolia. Patient history including sociodemographic data and comprehensive eye examination were done in the study group.@*Results@#The most common ocular disorder in the study group was external eye diseases including conjunctivitis. There were more females seen at the free eye outreach clinic and majority of participants were 45-59 years old. @*Conclusion@#In sparsely densely countries like Mongolia, outreach screening programs for ocular morbidity is crucial to decrease low vision and blindness.