Shrestha Eliya, Adhikari Hari Bikram, Maharjan Indra Man, Gurung Babita
Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul;9(18):156-159. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v9i2.19260.
Himalaya Eye Hospital (HEH), established in 1993, is providing eye care services in Gandaki, Dhaulagiri and Karnali zones. It has been providing surgical and nonsurgical eye camps in rural areas of Gandaki, Dhaulagiri and Karnali zones. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ocular and systemic co morbidities among the persons treated in rural Asian setting.
This is the prospective non-interventional study. Patients who came to take services in surgical eye camp in rural area of Nepal were included. Data were collected by interviewing the patients. They were interviewed by local volunteers with he questionnaires prepared in English language. The volunteers were explained about the medical terminology and they interviewed the patients in native language.
Out of 675 patients 401(59%) had systemic co morbidities. Back pain and arthritis being the most common with 321(48%) and 260(38%) respectively.
This study shows the systemic co morbidities among the patients who came to seek ocular treatment in eye camp in rural area of Nepal. We should do this kind of studies in different area of Nepal. These kinds of study give us total burden of systemic morbidity and help to treat accordingly.
喜马拉雅眼科医院（HEH）成立于1993年，在甘达基、道拉吉里和卡纳利地区提供眼科护理服务。它一直在甘达基、道拉吉里和卡纳利地区的农村地区开展手术和非手术眼科义诊活动。本研究的目的是确定在亚洲农村地区接受治疗的人群中眼部和全身共病的患病率。
这是一项前瞻性非干预性研究。纳入在尼泊尔农村地区手术眼科义诊活动中前来接受服务的患者。通过对患者进行访谈收集数据。由当地志愿者使用用英语编写的问卷对患者进行访谈。向志愿者解释医学术语，然后他们用当地语言对患者进行访谈。
在675名患者中，401名（59%）患有全身共病。背痛和关节炎最为常见，分别有321名（48%）和260名（38%）。
本研究显示了在尼泊尔农村地区眼科义诊活动中前来寻求眼部治疗的患者中的全身共病情况。我们应该在尼泊尔的不同地区开展此类研究。这类研究能让我们了解全身发病的总体负担，并有助于进行相应的治疗。
