Human ; BLINDNESS ; EYE CARE ; OPHTHALMOLOGY

Human ; OPHTHALMOLOGY - HISTORY - PHILIPPINES

Human ; BLINDNESS ; OPHTHALMOLOGY

Human ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS ; BAUER-KIRBY DISK-DIFFUSION METHOD ; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS

The second national survey on blindness in 1995 yielded the following pieces of information: 1) The 10 most common microorganisms frequently isolated in the healthy conjunctivae among Filipinos; 2) There is no regional variations in the flora of the healthy eye; 3) There is no difference in the flora obtained among healthy eyes of males and females of all ages; 4) For ages 50 and above, a rise in the incidence of diphtheroids was observed, other than this, the bacterial flora was not modified by the age of the subjects; and 5) Among the different working and nonworking groups, only the professionals showed isolates that are normally found in the gastrointestinal tract. (Author)
Human ; Male ; Female ; Aged 80 and over ; Aged ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Adolescent ; Child ; Child Preschool ; Infant ; Infant Newborn ; DATA COLLECTION ; PHILIPPINES ; CONJUNCTIVA ; HUMAN ; MALE ; FEMALE

Corneal blindness is a preventable disease among Filipinos.Review of hospital data from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Philippine General hospital and the Ophthalmic Pathology Section, Institute of Ophthalmology, University of the Philippines Manila showed the following: 1.Corneal diseases is the third most common cause ; 2.Inflammation is the leading cause of corneal diseases up to now; 3.Regraft/failed PKP is the 3rd indication for corneal transplant;and 4.Corneal blindness accounted for 94/578 enucleation cases
Human ; BLINDING CORNEAL DISEASES ; BLINDNESS