Refractive ocular conditions and reasons for spectacles renewal in a resource-limited economy

Ayanniyi, Abdulkabir Ayansiji; Folorunso, Francisca N; Adepoju, FG

doi:10.1186/1471-2415-10-12

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“…This is in agreement with previous report by Iakho and Mohamed Ali [19]. A female preponderance for presbyopia was observed in studies by Patel and West [29][30][31][32][33], Ayanniyi et al [13,14] and Adenuga and Samuel [4].…”

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Pattern of Ocular Conditions among Patients Attending an Eye Clinic in Ghana

Felix¹

2017

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of ocular conditions among patients who attended the Salvation Army Eye Clinic at Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana in 2016.Method: A retrospective study of all patients attending the Salvation Army eye clinic at Wiamoase in 2016 was done.Results: A total of 1000 folders were used in the study. There were 382 males (38.20%) and 618 females (61.80%) with a male to female ratio of 1:1.6. The mean age was 45.99 years (SD= ± 27.69). The commonest eye disorder encountered was conjunctivitis (39.70%). This was followed by cataract (24.40%), glaucoma (9.70%) and refractive errors (8.90%). 96.72% of cases of cataract and 85.57% of cases of glaucoma occurred in those above 40 years. Of those with refractive error, there were 40.45% with myopia, 34.83% with astigmatism and 24.72% with hyperopia. Conjunctivitis and cataract were significantly higher in females with p values of 0.008 and 0.000 respectively using the chi square test. However, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of glaucoma and refractive errors between males and females with p values of 0.189 and 0.255 respectively. Presbyopia was significantly higher in males with p values of 0.017. Conclusion:Conjunctivitis, cataract, glaucoma and refractive errors were the major ocular conditions seen in this study. Efforts aimed at reducing ocular morbidity should target these conditions.

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Pattern of Ocular Conditions among Patients Attending an Eye Clinic in Ghana

Felix¹

2017

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“…[18] A study in southwestern Nigeria showed that presbyopia accounted for 35.3% of patients with refractive error and one-and-half times commoner in females than in males. [22] Our study showed that most presbyopic patients require correction for distance and hence the need to refract all patients with presbyopia, rather than offer subjective near correction alone. Other studies did not report a similar trend.…”

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Refractive errors in presbyopic patients in Kano, Nigeria

2014

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“…This estimated output was calculated based on the finding in the literature that 90 per cent of refractions in most developing countries are in the presbyopic populations …”

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Toward eliminating blindness due to uncorrected refractive errors: assessment of refractive services in the northern and central regions of Ghana

Ntodie

Danquah

Kandel

et al. 2014

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

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Purpose: This study sought to document current refractive services in the northern and central regions of Ghana as a first step toward evidence-based planning of refractive services. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out in health facilities in the northern and central regions of Ghana, which provided eye-care services. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to gather information on each facility type, human resources providing refractive services, assessment of refraction and spectacle dispensing output and provider barriers to the services. Results: Current outputs of refraction in the northern and central regions were 0.5 and 1.2 per cent of the estimated refractive needs, respectively. Spectacle dispensing services were below the outputs of refraction. Lack of equipment (36.8 per cent) and cost of providing spectacles frames (31.6 per cent), were identified as the main barriers to providing refractive services. Conclusion:The provision of refractive services in the study regions was inadequate. Lack of infrastructure and inadequate human resource were the major reasons for the limited service provision. This should be considered for planning refractive services in the study regions and Ghana as a whole.

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Refractive ocular conditions and reasons for spectacles renewal in a resource-limited economy

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

Pattern of Ocular Conditions among Patients Attending an Eye Clinic in Ghana

Pattern of Ocular Conditions among Patients Attending an Eye Clinic in Ghana

Refractive errors in presbyopic patients in Kano, Nigeria

Toward eliminating blindness due to uncorrected refractive errors: assessment of refractive services in the northern and central regions of Ghana

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