Frequency of Ocular Diseases in Infants at a Tertiary Care Hospital.


Journal

Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO
ISSN: 2092-9382
Titre abrégé: Korean J Ophthalmol
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 8804513

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Historique:
received: 19 12 2017
revised: 10 04 2018
accepted: 19 04 2018
entrez: 11 6 2019
pubmed: 11 6 2019
medline: 31 7 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To determine the frequency of ocular diseases in infants visiting the ophthalmology department of a tertiary care hospital. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in the department of ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, from January 2015 to May 2016. The study included 377 infants ranging in age from 1 day to less than 1 year who were, selected by a nonprobability consecutive sampling technique. A detailed history was taken, and a complete ocular examination was performed. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the mean and standard deviation for age. Frequencies were calculated for ocular diseases along with the percentages. Outcome variables included various congenital and acquired diseases such as conjunctivitis, congenital cataract, glaucoma, nasolacrimal duct blockage, squint, trauma, and fundus abnormalities. The mean age of infants was 5.0 ± 3.7 months. There were 196 (52%) males and 181 (48%) females. The sample included 330 (87.5%) full term infants. Acquired ocular diseases occurred in 230 (61%) infants; and congenital diseases, in 147 (39%). The most common ocular disease was conjunctivitis, which occurred in 173 (46%) infants, followed by congenital blocked nasolacrimal duct, which occurred in 57 (15 %) infants. Conjunctivitis was more common among neonates than infants. Acquired ocular diseases were more common than congenital ocular diseases. The most common ocular pathology was conjunctivitis, followed by congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, in infants. Conjunctivitis was more common in neonates than infants.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31179661
pii: 33.287
doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.0142
pmc: PMC6557792
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

287-293

Informations de copyright

© 2019 The Korean Ophthalmological Society.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Auteurs

Erum Shahid (E)

Department of Ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan. drerum007@yahoo.com.

Arshad Shaikh (A)

Department of Ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Sina Aziz (S)

Department of Ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Atya Rehman (A)

Department of Ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

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