شماره ركورد
639831
عنوان مقاله
Prevalence of Preventable Causes of Low Vision in Different Ages and Genders
پديد آورندگان
Akhgary، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Optometry, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Akhgary, Mohsen , Ghassemi-Broumand، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Optometry, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ghassemi-Broumand, Mohammad , Aghazadeh-Amiri، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Optometry, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Aghazadeh-Amiri, Mohammad , Tabatabaee، S. Mehdi نويسنده Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tabatabaee, S. Mehdi
رتبه نشريه
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تعداد صفحه
3
از صفحه
83
تا صفحه
85
كليدواژه
Age related macular degeneration , Diabetic retinopathy , Glaucoma , Preventable cause of low vision
چكيده لاتين
Background: Much of the vision loss from age-related eye disease can be prevented. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of preventable causes of low vision.
Materials and Methods: In this study, files of 204 patients were evaluated. Low vision was defined as best-corrected visual acuity in the better eye between 20/70 to 20/200. Diagnosis of anterior and posterior segment disease was based on the eye examination that performed with Topcon slit-lamp biomicroscope and direct and indirect ophthalmoscope examination.
Results: The prevalence of preventable causes of low was respectively: diabetic retinopathy, in 33 patients (16.18%), glaucoma in 6 patients (2.94%), and amblyopia in 2 patients (1%).
Conclusion: The majority of cases have treatable and/or preventable causes; reduction of low vision or blindness can be achieved by appropriate screening strategies.
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