马拉维的一家私人眼科医院的老年患者的眼科疾病:一项回顾性研究
Owen Banda1, Grace Ogbonna1, Thokozani Mzumara1,2
1Department of Optometry Mzuzu University Mzuzu Malawi.
Health science reports
|May 24, 2024
概括
折射误差和白内障是马拉维最常见的眼睛疾病.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 全球老年人口正在迅速扩大,特别是在发展中国家.
- 老年人患各种眼部疾病的风险更高.
- 对于公共卫生倡议来说,了解这个人口群体中眼睛疾病的流行程度至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年患者眼部疾病的分布和患病率.
- 确定影响马拉维老年人最常见的眼睛疾病.
- 为老龄化人口提供有针对性的眼科护理策略.
主要方法:
- 在马拉维的一家私人眼科医院进行了一项回顾性横截面研究.
- 从2021年1月至2021年12月期间从眼科门诊登记处收集数据.
- 52名老年患者被纳入分析,使用非概率普查采样技术.
主要成果:
- 折射误差是最常见的疾病 (40.4%),其次是白内障 (25.0%),垂直眼 (11.5%) 和绿内障 (7.7%).
- 与男性 (48.1%) 相比,女性占研究人口的比例略大 (51.9%).
- 根据性别或年龄,没有观察到疾病发病率分布的统计学上显著差异.
结论:
- 眼部疾病的确定的模式与马拉维的预期趋势一致.
- 建议增加资源配置,以管理可预防的失明原因,如折射错误和白内障.
- 设施层面的有针对性的干预措施对于解决老年人视力障碍的主要原因至关重要.
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