The Clinical Survey on the Prevalence of Ocular Disorders in Aged Patients of Urban Community.
- Author:
Yeon Sung MOON
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Choong-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Blepharitis;
Cataract;
Conjunctivitis;
Corneal Opacity;
Diabetic Retinopathy;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Hypertensive Retinopathy;
Ophthalmology;
Outpatients;
Prevalence*;
Public Health;
Refractive Errors;
Refractive Surgical Procedures;
Retrospective Studies;
Seoul;
Vision Disorders;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1986;27(4):617-621
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Since the aged population has been significantly increased with the improvement of public health care, the medical service in modern clinical field of (ophthalmic division have to provide them with the better vision to maintain better life on the basis of available data. In order to assess the situation of ocular disorders involving visual functions of the aged patients in the urban area, the survey was carried out retrospectively on 1,017 out-patients over the age of 60, who visited Department of Ophthalmology, Choong-Ang University, Seoul, in 1983 and 1984. The analysis of data resulted in as follows: 1. According to the total figures of the distribution of senile ocular disorders, the most prevalent ocular disorder was senile cataract 29.9%, and others included refractive errors 20.1%, chronic conjunctivitis including allergy 5.2% and hypertensive retinopathy 5.1%. 2. The causes of ocular disorders with visual impairment were as follows: 1) Reversible(Correctable); Senile cataract 39.0%, refractive errors 26.1%. 2) Irreversible; Hypertensive retinopathy 6.7%, vitreous opacity 6.0%. glaucoma 3.5%. corneal opacity 2.3% and diabetic retinopathy 1.9%. 3. The common causes of ocular disorders without visual impairment were accounted as chronic conjunctivitis 22.5% and blepharitis 7.2%. 4. The outcome of corrected visual acuity in the post-operative cataract patients showed mean improvement greater than 0.7 in 82.9%. Therefore the most importance of appropriate eye-care to the aged population, especially for the cataract surgery, refractive correction and glaucoma control are to be emphasized.
