影响长视障碍纠正需要和意愿的因素:印度南部的横截面研究
Dhruval A Khurana1, N Swathi2, A R Rajalakshmi1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India.
Scientific reports
|December 22, 2023
概括
长视明显影响40岁以上的成年人,影响他们的生活质量. 高等教育,超视眼和全身疾病增加了患有长视眼症状和寻求纠正的可能性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 长视,与年龄相关的适应性丧失,是全球40岁以上个体视力障碍的主要原因之一.
- 未经纠正的长视远视明显降低了患者的生活质量.
研究的目的:
- 调查影响患者接受长视障碍纠正的需要和意愿的因素.
- 分析前视障碍的社会经济,系统和眼部决定因素的表现和接受校正.
主要方法:
- 一项从2021年1月到2022年6月在第三级护理医院进行的横截面分析研究.
- 包括342名年龄在40岁及以上的患者在门诊部 (OPD).
- 数据收集包括人口统计详细信息,病史,眼部投诉,眼镜使用,以及愿意进行近视校正,以及折射和眼部生物识别.
主要成果:
- 76.61%的患者提出了与长视相关的投诉.
- 高等教育,超视距,前腔深度较浅和全身药物与长视障碍的增加有关.
- 高等教育和熟练的职业与更愿意接受近视眼镜相关;较低的血红蛋白和近视显示相反.
- 在没有主要投诉的人群中,更高的BMI和超视距与更高的纠正意愿有关.
结论:
- 长视是40岁以上人群眼科检查的主要原因之一.
- 社会经济,系统和眼部因素的复杂相互作用影响了长视症状的表现和接受纠正措施.
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