A Singh1, S Dwivedi, S B Dabral, V Bihari, A K Rastogi, D Kumar.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a considerable reduction in the infective causes of ocular morbidity, the global burden of blindness has not significantly altered for over a decade.
OBJECTIVES: To find the extent of ocular morbidity in different subgroups of the rural population and to study the factors associated with ocular morbidity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jasra and Saidabad blocks of Allahabad District. A total of eight villages were selected by multistage random sampling technique. The data were analyzed with SPSS Software.
RESULTS: Among 9,736 people surveyed, 931 cases of eye diseases were identified. Ocular morbidity was highest (40.92 %) among those aged above 60 years. A higher morbidity was also observed among females (53.60 %), illiterates (69.50 %) and those belonging to low socioeconomic strata (42.86 %). The main causes of ocular morbidity in the study population were cataract (41.89 %), uncorrected refractive errors (21.59 %), xerophthalmia (10.20 %) and glaucoma ( 4.83 %).
CONCLUSIONS: Programs for cataract surgery, detection and treatment of glaucoma, correction of refractive errors and vitamin A prophylaxis for xerophthalmia need to be targeted to further reduce the burden of ocular morbidity. © NEPjOPH.
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a considerable reduction in the infective causes of ocular morbidity, the global burden of blindness has not significantly altered for over a decade.
OBJECTIVES: To find the extent of ocular morbidity in different subgroups of the rural population and to study the factors associated with ocular morbidity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jasra and Saidabad blocks of Allahabad District. A total of eight villages were selected by multistage random sampling technique. The data were analyzed with SPSS Software.
RESULTS: Among 9,736 people surveyed, 931 cases of eye diseases were identified. Ocular morbidity was highest (40.92 %) among those aged above 60 years. A higher morbidity was also observed among females (53.60 %), illiterates (69.50 %) and those belonging to low socioeconomic strata (42.86 %). The main causes of ocular morbidity in the study population were cataract (41.89 %), uncorrected refractive errors (21.59 %), xerophthalmia (10.20 %) and glaucoma ( 4.83 %).
CONCLUSIONS: Programs for cataract surgery, detection and treatment of glaucoma, correction of refractive errors and vitamin A prophylaxis for xerophthalmia need to be targeted to further reduce the burden of ocular morbidity. © NEPjOPH.
Entities:
Mesh：
Year: 2012
PMID： 22343996 DOI： 10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5850
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nepal J Ophthalmol ISSN： 2072-6805