Dr.Vinod Kumar Baranwal, B06219
Aim and objective-To study the prevalence of various common eye diseases at a Tertiary Care United Nations hospital.
Material and methods-
It is a retrospective study of all new patients attending the eye OPD of a tertiary care UN hospital during three years period May 2008 to Apr 2011. All patients underwent a thorough eye examination .
Results-
A total of 217 new patients attended the eye clinic. Patients attending the eye clinic were of varied nationality . Mostly the patients were in the age group of 40-50 yrs (41.01%) being active military soldiers. Presbyopia was more common in age group 40-50yrs of age (73.3%). Majority of patients were mainly Extra ocular Cases (95.4%).
Conclusion-
The incidence of various eye diseases in a community or area varies with the social and environmental factors. This study will contribute in planning the infrastructure, staffing of eye care personnel to provide efficient eye care facility in United Nations troops serving in that area
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