Banda Owen, Ogbonna Grace, Mzumara Thokozani
Department of Optometry Mzuzu University Mzuzu Malawi.
Department of Ophthalmology, Mzuzu Health Centre Mzimba North District Health Office Mzuzu Malawi.
Health Sci Rep. 2024 May 22;7(5):e2112. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.2112. eCollection 2024 May.
The elderly comprises the fastest-expanding age group globally, with the greatest increase occurring in developing countries. The elderly populace is prone to develop various ocular morbidities.
To determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among the elderly population visiting a private eye care facility in Malawi.
This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at St. John's Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi. We retrieved data from the hospital's ophthalmic outpatient registry from January, 2021 to December, 2021. A nonprobability census sampling technique was used to retrieve 52 elderly patients. Data analysis were done employing SPSS (v.26).
This study found according to gender a larger proportion were females 27 (51.9%) compared males, who accounted for 25 (48.1%). Refractive error 21 (40.4%) was the most prevalent ocular morbidity followed by cataract 13 (25.0%), pinguecula 6 (11.5%), and glaucoma 4 (7.7%). Although clear differences exist in the distribution of ocular morbidities according to sex ( = 0.529) and age ( = 0.328), the differences are not statistically significant.
The pattern of eye diseases is typical to the country. More resources should be targeting main causes of preventable blindness including refractive error and cataracts at the facility.
老年人是全球增长最快的年龄组，发展中国家的增长幅度最大。老年人群容易患上各种眼部疾病。
确定在马拉维一家私立眼科保健机构就诊的老年人群中眼部疾病的分布情况。
这是一项在马拉维姆祖祖圣约翰医院进行的回顾性横断面研究。我们从该医院2021年1月至2021年12月的眼科门诊登记处检索数据。采用非概率普查抽样技术检索了52名老年患者。使用SPSS（v.26）进行数据分析。
本研究发现，按性别划分，女性占比更大，为27人（51.9%），男性为25人（48.1%）。屈光不正21人（40.4%）是最常见的眼部疾病，其次是白内障13人（25.0%）、睑裂斑6人（11.5%）和青光眼4人（7.7%）。尽管按性别（=0.529）和年龄（=0.328）划分，眼部疾病的分布存在明显差异，但这些差异无统计学意义。
该国的眼病模式具有典型性。该机构应将更多资源用于针对包括屈光不正和白内障在内的可预防失明的主要原因。
