A study of ocular morbidity among elderly population in a rural area of central India.
Indian J Ophthalmol
;
1997 Mar; 45(1): 61-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-71902
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted in five randomly selected villages in Wardha district of Maharashtra state to study the magnitude and factors related to the prevalence of ocular diseases among the elderly population. A total of 903 persons above 50 years were screened. The prevalence of low vision was 32% while that of blindness was 12.2%. Ocular morbidity rate was 1.21 lesions per elderly person and it increased significantly with increasing age (p < 0.001). Ocular diseases were found to be more prevalent among males, low socio-economic status group and landless labourers (p < 0.001). There was a high prevalence of refractive errors (40.8%), cataract (40.4%), aphakia (11.1%) followed by pterygium (5.2%), glaucoma (3.1%) and corneal opacities (3%). Prevalence of diseases of the lens and iris increased significantly with increasing age (p < 0.001). There is a need to evolve strategies for reducing the burden of ocular diseases and improve geriatric eye health under the existing infrastructure of health care delivery in our country.
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Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Classe Social
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos Transversais
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Fatores de Risco
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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