作者
Bhim B Rai, Mohan K Shresthra, Raba Thapa, Rohan W Essex, Govinda Paudyal, Ted Maddess
发表日期
2019/11/1
期刊
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
卷号
8
期号
6
页码范围
481-488
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Purpose
We examined patients presenting in a tertiary eye hospital in Nepal, focusing on information relevant to screening and management programs for vitreo-retinal (VR) disease.
Design
Retrospective, cross-sectional study.
Methods
We reviewed all patients presenting for the first time to the VR-clinic over 1 year. We quantified patient demography, symptoms and duration, systemic diseases, ophthalmological examinations, diagnostic investigations, and final diagnoses.
Results
Of the 1905 cases, 1148 were male (60.3%). The 25th percentile of ages was 29 and 38 years for male and female, respectively; thus, female presented later (P < 0.0001). Hypertension was the commonest systemic disease (40.8%), followed by diabetes (32.5%). Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) affected 447 eyes (11.8%) and 416 eyes (10.9%), respectively. Male and female AMD and DR patients …
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