Causes of visual disability at the Al-Noor institute for the visually impaired in Bahrain
SJO-Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology. 2004; 18 (Special Issue): 47-50
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To determine the etiology, clinical diagnosis and prognosis and to identify the major treatable and preventable causes of visual disability among attendees at the Al-Noor Institute for the Visually Impaired in Bahrain.Method:
Using the standardized methodology of the World Health Organization, a detailed study was conducted of 124 visually disabled subjects, mainly children, at the Al-Noor Institute for the Visually Impaired. The patients were examined clinically during 1994 and 1995. There were 70 Bahrainis and 54 non-Bahrainis; 81 were male and 43 female. The main causes of visual disability were due to hereditary diseases [42%]. The main cause was retinal dystrophy, while glaucoma, cataract, intrauterine infections and retinopathy of prematurity were the other main causes. Data analysis revealed that 46.8% had parents who were closely related. Moreover, the consanguinity was 63.2% in those subjects with a positive family history of visual disability among closely related family members. On the other hand, subjects who had a negative or unknown family history revealed consanguinity among parents in 32.9% of cases. The main cause of blindness is hereditary disease. Consanguinity represents an important factor in visual disability among children
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Degeneração Retiniana
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Instituições Acadêmicas
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Acuidade Visual
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Consanguinidade
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Pessoas com Deficiência Visual
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Doenças Genéticas Inatas
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Saudi J. Ophthalmol.
Ano de publicação:
2004
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