Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, India.
Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:183502. doi: 10.1155/2013/183502. Epub 2013 Jun 23.
There is limited research conducted on uncorrected refractive errors, presbyopia, and spectacles use among the elderly population in residential care in developing countries such as India. We conducted a cross-sectional study among elderly in residential care to assess the spectacle coverage and spectacles usage in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
All 524 residents in the 26 "homes for aged" institutions in the district were enumerated. Eye examination was performed that included visual acuity (VA) assessment for distant and near vision. A questionnaire was used to collect information on spectacles use.
494/524 individuals were examined, 78% were women, and 72% had no education. The mean age of participants was 70 years. The spectacle coverage for refractive errors was 35.1% and 23.9% for presbyopia. The prevalence of current use and past use of spectacles was 38.5% (95% CI: 34.2-42.8; n = 190) and 17.2% (95% CI: 13.9-42.8), respectively.
There is low spectacle coverage for both refractive errors and presbyopia among elderly individuals in residential care in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Appropriate service delivery systems should be developed to reach out this vulnerable group of seniors on a priority basis.
在印度等发展中国家的老年人居住护理机构中，针对未矫正屈光不正、老视和眼镜使用情况的研究十分有限。我们在居住护理机构的老年人中进行了一项横断面研究，以评估印度南部安得拉邦老年人的眼镜覆盖率和眼镜使用率。
对该地区 26 家“老年之家”机构的 524 名居民进行了普查。检查包括远视力和近视力的视力评估。使用问卷收集有关眼镜使用情况的信息。
共检查了 494/524 人，其中 78%为女性，72%没有受过教育。参与者的平均年龄为 70 岁。屈光不正的眼镜覆盖率为 35.1%，老视的眼镜覆盖率为 23.9%。当前使用和过去使用眼镜的患病率分别为 38.5%（95%CI：34.2-42.8；n=190）和 17.2%（95%CI：13.9-42.8）。
在印度南部安得拉邦的老年人居住护理机构中，屈光不正和老视的眼镜覆盖率都很低。应制定适当的服务提供系统，优先为这一弱势老年群体提供服务。
