Utilisation of ophthalmic services by foreign nationals in Johor: a review of 452 patients.
- Author:
Hooi SH
;
Hooi ST
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Chi-Square Distribution;
Eye Injuries/epidemiology;
Eye Injuries/*therapy;
Hospital Departments/*utilization;
Malaysia;
*Ophthalmology;
Retrospective Studies;
Transients and Migrants;
Utilization Review
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2003;58(4):579-586
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
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Abstract:
Between 1st January 1999 and 31st December 2000, 452 foreign nationals were treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru. Eighty-five percent were male. The peak age range was from 21 to 30 years old. The patients were predominantly Indonesians (61%). A history of trauma was present in 63% of patients. Eight percent of eyes had severe visual impairment. Six patients (1.3%) were blind by WHO standards. Traumatic eye conditions, inflammatory/allergic eye conditions and degenerative eye conditions comprised 66%, 13% and 10% respectively of ocular pathology seen. The commonest ocular findings were corneal foreign body, corneal abrasion and subconjunctival haemorrhage.
