Pattern of Ocular Diseases Among Patients Attending Ophthalmic Outpatient Department - A Cross-Sectional Study
Pattern of Ocular Diseases Among Patients Attending Ophthalmic Outpatient Department - A Cross-Sectional Study
Pattern of Ocular Diseases Among Patients Attending Ophthalmic Outpatient Department - A Cross-Sectional Study
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Keywords: Pattern; Ocular disease; Morbidity; Borumeda Hospital; Ethiopia
Abbreviations: BMPH: Borumeda Primary Hospital; BRVO: Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion; CRVO: Central Retinal Vein
Occlusion; D: Diopter; IAPB: International Agency for Prevention of Blindness; IOP: Intra Ocular Presses; MRN: Medical
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Registration Number; NLDO: Naso Lacrimal Duct Obstruction; OPD: Out Patient Department; SD: Standard Deviation;
SPSS: Statistical Package of the Social Sciences; UCVA: Uncorrected Visual Acuity; VA: Visual Acuity
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ophthalmic outpatient
department: A cross-sectional
study
Sewunet Ademe1* and Afework Edmealem2
1
Wollo University, Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Ethiopia
2
Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Ethiopia
*Address for Correspondence: Sewunet Ademe, Wollo University, College of Medicine and
Health Sciences. Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Ethiopia, Tel: + 251918126233;
Email: sewunet.ademe@gmail.com
Abstract
Background
Ocular diseases affect every individual in this world, with the only
difference being in the pattern of occurrence of disease depending
on age, gender, region, and climatic conditions. The majority of
these ocular conditions which can lead to blindness are either
potentially preventable or curable [1].
Mthodology
Operational definition
Other adnexal diseases –relatively rare adnexal diseases those
were not included in the check list of our study like pingueclua,
conjunctival nevus, squamous cell carcinoma, dry eye, preseptal
cellulitis etc...
Data Processing and Analysis: Data was entered and analyzed using
the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and
presented as simple frequencies, pie-chart cross-tabulations or bar
graph.
Results
Out of the total three hundred eighty four ocular patients 197(51.3
%) of them were females and 186(48.4%) were males. From all
72(18.8%) of them were within age 21-30 years, out of all 61(15.9%)
of them were within the age of 31-40 years 56(14.6%) of them were
within the age of 51-60 years. From all study subjects who came to
Borumeda hospital for treatment of ocular disorders 381(99.2%) of
them came from the Amhara region (Table 1).
1-10 31 8
21-30 72 18.75
31-40 61 15.9
41-50 55 14.3
51-60 56 14.6
61-70 41 10.7
71-80 17 4.4
>80 3 0.8
Amhara 381 99.2
Region
Others 3 0.8
Table 2: Pattern of ocular disease among study participants in Borumeda hospital Eye OPD, December, 2018
[n=384].
Adnexa
10 2.6
disorders
NLDO
Allergic conjunctivitis
Adnexa disorders 92 24
Infective conjunctivitis
Adnexa disorders 18 4.7
Anterior segment
Cornial opacity 8 2.1
disorders
Anterior segment
Keratitis 6 1.6
disorders
Anterior segment
9 2.4
disorders
Uveitis
Cataract
Anterior segment
65 16.9
disorders
Anterior segment
Pseudoaphekia 9 2.4
disorders
Other anterior disorders posterior
segment disorders 21 5.5
posterior segment 27 7.1
Glaucoma
disorders 2 0.6
AMD posterior segment 2 0.6
Retinal detachment disorders
Posterior segment
Diabetic retinopathy 0.3
disorders
Other posterior
Refractive Error 50 13
segment disorders
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Discussion
Data coming from this study ascertained that 197(51.3%) of them
were females and 186(48.4%) were males, but the study conducted
in western Nepal had shown that from total of 915 patients out of
which 617(67.5%) were females and 298(32.5 %) were males, study
conducted in India had shown that 47.3% were males and 52.7%
were female and in Nigeria 56% of study participants were females
and 44% of them were males. In other study conducted on ocular
morbidity of patients attending ophthalmic outreach services in
rural Ethiopia by the year 2013, indicated that, a total of 214
patients were examined, where males comprised of 50.5%
[7,11,13,14]. This might be due to difference in sample size and
gender pattern of countries.
From all study participants 72(18.8%) of them were within age 21-
30 years, out of all 61(15.9%) of them were within the age of 31-40
years 56(14.6%) of them were within the age of 51-60 years. Out of
the total study participants 311(81%) of them were came from south
Wollo zone and the remaining 19% of them were came from other
zones. From all study subjects who came to Borumeda hospital for
treatment of ocular disorders 381 (99.2%) of them came from the
Amhara region. Out of all study participants 99(25.8%) of them were
came from Dessie.
The findings of this study had shown that out of all study
participants, 182(47.5%) of patients came for treatment of adnexa
(lid, margin, conjunctiva, lacrymal system) disorders, Among this
adnexa disorders from all study participants 92(24%) of them were
came by Allergic conjunctivitis, followed by cataract 16.9%,
refractive errors 13%, glaucoma 7.1%, infective conjunctivitis 4.7%,
Pterygium 3.1%, Blepharitis 3.1%, NLDO 2.6%, Pseudoaphekia 2.4%,
Cornial opacity 2.1%.
But the study conducted in western Nepal had shown that refractive
error was the most common ocular morbidity accounting 26.8%
followed by conjunctivitis20.6%, cataract 11.8%, pterygium 6%,
chalazion/sty 4%, ectropion/entropion 3.9%, keratitis 3.8%, dry eyes
2.8%, and corneal opacities 2.3% [11].
Conclusion
The findings of this study revealed that Allergic conjunctivitis,
cataract, refractory disorders, glaucoma, and infective
conjunctivitis were the most prevalent ocular disorders in the area
so regional health officials and all clinicians should target to solve
this problems by extending the health care service to rural areas.
Acknowledgments
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