Ocular disease amongst patients visiting ophthalmology department
Keywords:
Refractive Errors, Cataract, cornea, squint, eye traumaAbstract
Background: The presentation of eye diseases distribution varies globally. Specific ocular diseases are related to age, races and occupations. Early diagnosis is drawn in most eye morbidities to prevent diminution of sight and to have better prognosis. Eye sight is essential for daily activities and any visual impairment is serious and devastating disability. While some eye morbidities are easily cured and wells if not prevented or treated quickly can lead to diminution of vision and permanent blindness, therefore it is importance to determine the frequency of ocular diseases in patients. Objective: To determine the ocular disease amongst patient’s visiting ophthalmology department. Methodology: This Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at department of ophthalmology DHQ hospital Bannu from April 2022 to November 2022 by accessing the patient’s ocular diseases. All patients from 18 years to 80 years of age irrespective of their sex, suffering from some eye problem were included in the study while those who presented for follow-up, Immune- compromised patients, getting anti-cancer treatment were excluded from the study. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 24. Results: A total of 380 patients were examined. Out of 380 patients, 156 (41.1%) were Male and 224 (58.9%) were Female.
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