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Abstract #25815 Published in IGR 12-2
Causes and anatomical site of blindness and severe visual loss in Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Dehghan A; Kianersi F; Moazam E; Ghanbari HEastern Mediterranean health journal 2010; 16: 228-232
This study in 2005 evaluated the causes and major anatomical site of blindness and severe visual loss at a school for blind children in Isfahan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. All 211 students were examined according to the modified WHO/PBL eye examination record: 70.4% were blind, 24.3% had severe visual loss and 5.3% were visually impaired. The major causes of abnormality were hereditary factors (42.7%), prenatal/ neonatal (18.5%) and unknown etiology (35.5%). The main sites of abnormality were the retina (62.6%), whole globe (17.5%), lens (7.1%) and optic nerve (7.1%). A high proportion of parents were in a consanguineous marriage (49.2%). The pattern of blindness in Isfahan encompasses characteristics of both developed and developing countries.
E. Moazam. Research and Development Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. el_moazam@yahoo.com
Classification:
1.6 Prevention and screening (Part of: 1 General aspects)
