Cataract is commonly a disease of middle-age and geriatric age and the main factor in low/is one of the major cause for diminished or poor vision and the commonest preventable cause of preventable blindness worldwide. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of cataract surgery and awareness of cataract subjects residing in this district of Urmia, Iran. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from April 2004 to March 2008. The demographic and epidemiologic information of patients who are about underwent cataract surgery on patients (n=962) were collected extracted from the medical data banks and records. Data was collected and analyzed. Among the 962 cases, there were 575men and 387 women with a mean age of 78.5(SD=12.49). Cataract surgery was done for the first time for 90% of them. The majority of the patients (22.98%) were between 60-70 years old bracket. Most of the patients (33.06%) were hospitalized in 2005.The duration of hospitalization was 2-3 day in 45.3%. The results of this study show that the increase in the prevalence of the cataract is relatively high with the aging of the population highlights which needs to plan appropriate medical services and public health interventions for primary and secondary prevention.
کلید واژگان :Cataract, cataract surgery, prevalence, Iran.
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