[Evaluation of the etiology of cataract in a referral hospital in Tehran, Iran]
Payesh-Health Monitor. 2008; 7 (3): 219-223
in Persian
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| ID: emr-89765
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the etiology of cataract and prevalence and correlation of risk factors with various types of cataract. Among the patients who underwent cataract surgery in Labafinejad Hospital in 2004, 400 patients were chosen by a systemic sampling method. Information were collected from the patients' records and recorded in a check list. Senile and congenital types of cataract were the most prevalent in the sample. There was a correlation between age, mean age, sex, type of involvement and type of cataract. Among systemic diseases, hypertension was the most common [35.5%], followed by diabetes mellitus [22%]. In slit lamp examination, of congenital cases, the most common opacity was lamellar type and in other types of cataract, mixed opacity was the most common type. In this study the proportion of male cases was greater than that reported in other studies. Meanwhile, 65.5% of the patients were under the age of 70, which shows the need for evaluation of the relatively low age of onset in Iran
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Referral and Consultation
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Sex Factors
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Age Factors
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Sex Distribution
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Persian
Journal:
Payesh-Health Monitor
Year:
2008
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