加纳视力障碍和失明的患病率和原因:系统性审查和元分析
Randy Asiamah1,2, Pious Tawiah Amoako3, Michael Agyemang Kwarteng4
1Department of Clinical Optometry, School of Optometry and Vision Science, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Ophthalmic epidemiology
|February 11, 2026
概括
视力障碍 (VI) 和失明是加纳重要的公共卫生问题,分别影响人口的5.79%和0.25%. 折射误差和白内障是主要的原因,突出了需要改善眼睛护理服务.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 视力障碍 (VI) 和失明在全球和加纳构成了重大公共卫生挑战.
- 了解视力丧失的患病率和原因对于开发有效干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定加纳视力障碍 (VI) 和失明的患病率和原因.
- 为有针对性的公共卫生战略提供数据,以减少视力丧失.
主要方法:
- 对加纳VI和失明患病率的研究进行了系统审查.
- 来自13项研究 (27,920人) 的数据进行了元分析,以确定聚合的流行率和原因.
主要成果:
- 加纳VI的综合患病率为5.79%,在农村地区,妇女和老年人中患病率更高.
- 折射误差是VI的主要原因 (2.00%),而白内障是失明的主要原因 (0.79%).
- 失明的综合流行率为0.25%.
结论:
- 加纳普遍存在VI和失明,在特定的人口统计和地区具有显著的负担.
- 加强初级眼科护理,扩大白内障手术服务和有针对性的干预措施对于减少可避免的视力损失至关重要.
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