Prevalence of Preventable Causes of Low Vision in Different Ages and Genders

authors:

avatar Mohsen Akhgary 1 , * , avatar Mohammad Ghassemi - Broumand 1 , avatar Mohammad Aghazadeh - Amiri 1 , avatar Mehdi Tabatabaee 2

Department of Optometry, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,, Tehran, Iran
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.16, issue 1; 83-85
published online: May 20, 2013
article type: Short Communication
received: August 16, 2012
accepted: September 14, 2012

how to cite: Akhgary M , Ghassemi - Broumand M, Aghazadeh - Amiri M, Tabatabaee M. Prevalence of Preventable Causes of Low Vision in Different Ages and Genders. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2014;16(1): 83-85. 

Abstract

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%).
Conclusions: 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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