Prevalence of Ocular Conditions Causing Low Vision & the Low Vision Aids Dispensed at a Tertiary Eye Care Centre in Sangli, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i7.10204Keywords:
Low vision, Low vision Aids, Ocular diseases, Prevalence, Spectacle magnifiers.Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of visual impairment and blindness is not alien to India. The current study is
done in order to understand the causes and management options of low vision and blindness among various
age groups in a tertiary eye care centre in Sangli, India.
Methods: In our retrospective study, data of the subjects were obtained from Nandadeep Eye Hospital,
Sangli, India. Information of 102 patients who had attended the Low vision evaluation from 1st January 2016
to 30th November 2017 was collected after seeking consent from hospital authorities. Demographic and
clinical data were assessed and analysed (descriptive analysis) using SPSS software version 23.
Results: A total of 124 patients were referred to the low vision clinic of Nandadeep eye hospital, Sangli,
from 2016 – 2017. Among them, 22 patients were excluded from the study. There were 65(63.7%) Males
with a mean age of 47.7 years. Among 102 low vision patients. Prevalence of Diabetic retinopathy (16.6%)
was found to be higher among different diseases causing low vision, and the most commonly dispensed aid
was spectacle magnifier with BI prism (70, 57%).
Conclusion: - In India, the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (16.6%) was higher among different diseases
causing low vision. Among various low vision aids, spectacle magnifiers with BI prism, 57% were most
commonly dispensed.
