Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects
Joint Authors
Abdel-Kader, Ahmed A.
Samy El Gendy, Nehal M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To highlight the prevalence of selected ophthalmic diseases accidentally discovered at first-time screening of a large sample of patients from the Middle East and North Africa visiting a large referral university hospital checkup unit based in Cairo.
Material and Methods.
A cross-sectional study of two thousand and thirteen subjects coming for routine ophthalmic medical checkups from different Middle East countries (mainly Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen).
Patients were evaluated for prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, ocular hypertension, cataract, and amblyopia.
Patients’ demographic data and medical history were collected.
Complete ophthalmic examination was performed.
Investigations were done when needed to confirm suspected conditions.
Results.
The study included 1149 males and 864 females.
652 Sudanese patients, 568 Yemeni patients, 713 Egyptian patients, and 63 patients from different Gulf and North African countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya, and Jordan.
Sudanese patients showed a higher percentage of glaucoma (13.3%) and ocular hypertension (8.3%).
Yemeni patients showed the highest prevalence of amblyopia (6.7%), diabetic retinopathy (8.6%), and cataract (4.2%).
The group of relatively higher economic classification seemed to show fewer prevalences of these ophthalmic conditions.
Yemeni patients tended to have a high percentage of persistent myelinated nerve fibers.
Conclusion.
Different ophthalmic conditions were discovered for the first time at the general checkup clinic.
Certain conditions were more common than others in certain countries.
The lack of regular checkups and the unavailability of medical services due to low to moderate socioeconomic status as well as political turbulence may account for the delay in initial diagnosis of many treatable conditions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samy El Gendy, Nehal M.& Abdel-Kader, Ahmed A.. 2018. Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196942
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samy El Gendy, Nehal M.& Abdel-Kader, Ahmed A.. Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196942
American Medical Association (AMA)
Samy El Gendy, Nehal M.& Abdel-Kader, Ahmed A.. Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196942
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1196942