Analysis on prevalence and influencing factors of eye diseases in Chongqing area

VernacularTitle:重庆地区眼病现状与影响因素分析
Author: Lan TANG ; Qin TU ; Weibo XIE ; Bin PENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: eye disease; physical examination; prevalence; prevention and treatment
From: Chongqing Medicine 2015;(14):1954-1956
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To understand the prevalence situation of common eye diseases and frequently‐occurring eye diseases in Chongqing area to provide the epidemic basis for the prevention and treatment of eye diseases .Methods Totally 80 384 people examined in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University during 2013 were selected and performed the examination of ocular adnexa ,anterior eye segment ,vision ,color vision and fundus .Results Among 80 384 cases of physical examination ,16 897 cases of eye diseases were detected with the prevalence rate of 21 .03% ,males were more than females ,the difference showed the statistical significance(P<0 .05) .Top three identified diseases were refractive error (14 .21% ) ,cataract (7 .87% ) and eye ground arteriosclerosis (1 .70% ) .Age ,sex ,diabetes ,serum total cholesterol and triglyceride significantly affected the eye diseases (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Age ,sex ,diabetes ,serum total cholesterol and triglyceride are the risk factors influencing eye diseases .Control‐ling blood glucose and lipid has an important significance in preventing eye diseases .