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Abstract #52635 Published in IGR 15-1
Patterns of presentations at a free eye clinic in an urban state hospital
Hassan MB; Olowookere SA; Adeleke NA; Akinleye CA; Adepoju EGNigerian journal of clinical practice 2013; 16: 145-148
BACKGROUND: Provision of affordable eye care is one of the cardinal programs of the Osun State Government of Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the pattern of eye diseases presenting in a secondary health care facility based at Osogbo the State Capital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the hospital records of all patients that were cared for at the eye clinic of the State Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria from January 2009 to December 2010. RESULTS: A total of 1018 patients were attended to at the eye clinic during the period of review. Mean age of these patients was 49.4 ± 23.2 years. There were 408 (40.1%) males and 610 (59.9%) females with a female-male ratio of 1.5 : 1. Most of them were traders (28.1%) and married (32.1%). Vernal conjunctivitis (21.1%), cataract (14%), glaucoma (11.1%), and refractive errors (20.7%) were the main eye diagnoses. CONCLUSION: Preventable causes of blindness were quite common among the patients. There is a need for community education to reduce the prevalence of these diseases in the general population.
College of Health Sciences, Osun State University Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Full articleClassification:
1.1 Epidemiology (Part of: 1 General aspects)