在沙特阿拉伯,非关节性缺血性视觉神经病变的危险因素和视觉后果
Othman Jarallah Al Jarallah1,2, Wael A Alsakran2, Alberto Galvez3
1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
|September 11, 2023
概括
这项关于沙特阿拉伯非动脉炎前部缺血性视觉神经病变 (NAION) 的研究发现,糖尿病并没有显著影响视力敏度的结果. 大多数NAION患者同时患有糖尿病.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 神经眼科 神经眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 非动脉炎前面缺血性视神经病变 (NAION) 是视神经损伤的主要原因.
- 了解人口统计数据和风险因素对于管理NAION至关重要.
- 沙特阿拉伯为研究NAION患病率和结果提供了一个独特的人口.
研究的目的:
- 详细介绍沙特患者NAION的人口统计,风险因素和视觉预后.
- 研究糖尿病对NAION呈现和长期视觉结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 120名被诊断患有NAION的患者 (146只眼睛) 的回顾性观察病例系列.
- 从哈立德国王眼科医院和阿卜杜拉齐兹国王大学医院 (1998-2015) 收集的数据.
- 排除患有其他视网膜病变或青光眼的患者;对糖尿病患者和非糖尿病患者的亚组分析.
主要成果:
- 平均随访时间为1.7年;患者平均年龄为55岁.
- 26名患者 (21.7%) 在同伴眼中有NAION,参与的中位时间小于1年.
- 在呈现或最后一次访问时,糖尿病患者和非糖尿病患者之间的最佳校正视觉敏度没有显著差异 (P=0.868,P=0.599).
结论:
- 在这个队列中,大多数NAION患者同时患有糖尿病.
- 发现糖尿病对NAION呈现,随访或最终视力敏度没有显著影响.
- 这些发现有助于理解沙特人口中NAION,特别是关于糖尿病的作用.
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