Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause

Turgut Şahinöz; Nazli Hacıalioğlu; Saime Şahinöz

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Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the causes of visual disability and the frequency of cataract. Methods: This study is a retrospective cohort study. All patients who applied to the state hospital for a period of 5 years were included in the study. 1325 people whose visual disability was detected by scanning “disability reports” and based on clinical data were included in the study. These people were visited at their homes between 01 May 2015 - 31 December 2018 and field work was carried out. Chi square test was used for the statistical analyses. Results: It was determined that 14.2% were blind and 85.8% had low vision. The first five causes of visual disability were cataract (31.7%), age-related macular degeneration (15.4%), genetic-hereditary causes (7.5%), refractive error (5.2%) and accidents (5.0%) respectively. It was determined that cataract is the most important cause of blindness (37.2%) and low vision (30.8%). Senile macular degeneration was found to be the second most common cause of blindness (13.8%) and low vision (15.7%). Conclusion: It has been revealed that most of the causes of visual disability are preventable and treatable causes. In order to prevent or reduce visual disability, field scans and early diagnosis and treatment services have to be extended.

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Görme engelliliği nedenleri: Katarakt, önlenebilir en önemli neden

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Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, görme engelliliğinin nedenlerini ve katarakt sıklığını belirlemektir.
Yöntemler: Bu çalışma bir retrospektif kohort çalışmadır. Araştırmaya başlamadan önce etik kurul onayı alınmıştır. Bu çalışmaya katılan tüm katılımcılardan yazılı bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır. Devlet hastanesine 5 yıl süreyle başvuran tüm hastalar çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmaya “engelli raporları” taranarak ve klinik verilere dayalı olarak görme engeli tespit edilen 1325 kişi dahil edilmiştir. Bu kişiler 01 Mayıs 2015 - 31 Aralık 2018 tarihleri arasında evlerinde ziyaret edilerek saha çalışması yapılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizlerde ki kare testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışma grubuna dahil edilen 1325 görme engelli bireyin %51,3'ü erkek, %48,7'si kadındı. Görme engellilerin %48,4'ü 65 yaş ve üzerindeydi. Görme engellilerin %46,6'sının okuma yazma bilmediği, sadece %1,0'inin üniversite mezunu olduğu ve %90,5'inin herhangi bir işte çalışmadığı belirlenmiştir. %14,2'sinin görme engelli, %85,8'inin az görmekte olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Görme engelliliğinin ilk beş nedeni sırasıyla katarakt (%31,7), yaşa bağlı makuler dejenerasyon (%15,4), genetik-kalıtsal nedenler (%7,5), kırma kusurları (%5,2) ve kazalar (%5,0) idi. En önemli görme engellik (%37,2) ve az görme (%30,8) nedeninin katarakt olduğu belirlenmiştir. Senil makuler dejenerasyonun görme engellik (%13,8) ve az görmenin (%15,7) ikinci en yaygın nedeni olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Görme engelliliği nedenlerinin çoğunun önlenebilir ve tedavi edilebilir nedenler olduğu ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Görme engelliliğini önlemek veya azaltmak için saha taramaları ile erken teşhis ve tedavi hizmetlerinin yaygınlaştırılması gerekmektedir.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Turgut Şahinöz
0000-0001-8489-8978
Türkiye

Nazli Hacıalioğlu
0000-0001-9758-0790
Türkiye

Saime Şahinöz ^*
0000-0003-0915-9344
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

October 12, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2021

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Year 2021 Volume: 8 Number: 3

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APA

Şahinöz, T., Hacıalioğlu, N., & Şahinöz, S. (2021). Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, 8(3), 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ

AMA

1.Şahinöz T, Hacıalioğlu N, Şahinöz S. Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause. ODU Med J. 2021;8(3):1-7. https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ

Chicago

Şahinöz, Turgut, Nazli Hacıalioğlu, and Saime Şahinöz. 2021. “Reasons of Visual Disability: Cataract, the Most Important Avoidable Cause”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 8 (3): 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ.

EndNote

Şahinöz T, Hacıalioğlu N, Şahinöz S (December 1, 2021) Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 8 3 1–7.

IEEE

[1]T. Şahinöz, N. Hacıalioğlu, and S. Şahinöz, “Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause”, ODU Med J, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1–7, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ

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Şahinöz, Turgut - Hacıalioğlu, Nazli - Şahinöz, Saime. “Reasons of Visual Disability: Cataract, the Most Important Avoidable Cause”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 8/3 (December 1, 2021): 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ.

JAMA

1.Şahinöz T, Hacıalioğlu N, Şahinöz S. Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause. ODU Med J. 2021;8:1–7.

MLA

Şahinöz, Turgut, et al. “Reasons of Visual Disability: Cataract, the Most Important Avoidable Cause”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 1-7, https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ.

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1.Turgut Şahinöz, Nazli Hacıalioğlu, Saime Şahinöz. Reasons of visual disability: Cataract, the most important avoidable cause. ODU Med J [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;8(3):1-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA33RK37TJ