Etiology analysis of blindness and low vision in Yanta distrist of Xi'an city / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

@#AIM: To investigate the leading causes of blindness and low vision in Yanta district of Xi'an city in 2015. <p>METHODS:Totally 340 cases of vision impaired patients who were authenticated in our hospital in 2015 were analyzed in this research.<p>RESULTS: The leading causes of blindness and low vision were high myopia(24.7%), glaucoma(13.5%), diabetic retinopathy(11.8%), macular degeneration(9.7%)and keratopathy(5.3%). <p>CONCLUSION: The most important reasons of visual disability in Yanta district of Xi'an city were high myopia, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Since all the causes are avoidable, a planned prevention is highly recommended to decrease the prevalence of avoidable blindness.