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Prevalence of visual impairment, cataract surgery and awareness of cataract and glaucoma in Bhaktapur district of Nepal: The Bhaktapur Glaucoma Study by Suman S Thapa; Rosa VD Berg; Shankar Khanal; Indira Paudyal; Pooja Pandey; Nhukesh Maharjan; Shankha N Twyana; Govinda Paudyal; Reeta Gurung; Sanduk Ruit; Ger HMBV Rens is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Cataract and glaucoma are the major causes of blindness in Nepal. Bhaktapur is one of the three districts of Kathmandu valley which represents a metropolitan city with a predominantly agrarian rural periphery. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of visual impairment, cataract surgery and awareness of cataract and glaucoma among subjects residing in this district of Nepal. ## Methods Subjects aged 40 years and above was selected using a cluster sampling methodology and a door to door enumeration was conducted for a population based cross sectional study. During the community field work, 11499 subjects underwent a structured interview regarding awareness (heard of) and knowledge (understanding of the disease) of cataract and glaucoma. At the base hospital 4003 out of 4800 (83.39%) subjects underwent a detailed ocular examination including log MAR visual acuity, refraction, applanation tonometry, cataract grading (LOCSΙΙ), retinal examination and SITA standard perimetry when indicated. ## Results The age-sex adjusted prevalence of blindness (best corrected <3/60) and low vision (best corrected <6/18 ≥3/60) was 0.43% (95%C.I. 0.25 - 0.68) and 3.97% (95%
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- Author
- Suman S Thapa; Rosa VD Berg; Shankar Khanal; Indira Paudyal; Pooja Pandey; Nhukesh Maharjan; Shankha N Twyana; Govinda Paudyal; Reeta Gurung; Sanduk Ruit; Ger HMBV Rens
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2415)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)