Incidence of Cataract patients reporting to College of Medicine, Jagadalpur, Chhattisgarh: A Retrospective study of 5 years.

Dr. RAKESH SHORI; Dr. CHHAYA SHORI

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2018

Incidence of Cataract patients reporting to College of Medicine, Jagadalpur, Chhattisgarh: A Retrospective study of 5 years.

Dr. Rakesh Shori, Dr. Chhaya Shori

Abstract :

Background.Cataract is an aftermath of senescence. It is defined as a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision. Blindness due to cataract presents an enormous problem in India not only in terms of human morbidity but also in terms of economic loss and social burden.Treatment modalities include Modern cataract surgery, including clear cornea approach, lens aspiration with posterior capsulotomy, anterior vasectomy and IOL implantation. Objective was to study the Incidence of Cataract patients reporting to College of Medicine, Jagadalpur, Chhattisgarh.

Methods:This is a retrospective study involving 800 patients over a period of three years. The demographic data of the patients was retrieved from medical records department of the institution.Type of cataract was also included in the study as: a) Nuclear, b) Cortical and c) Sub–capsular. ThePermissionfrom InstitutionalEthicsCommittee was obtained. Fromeachandeverypatientincluded inthestudy,initiallyinformedindividual consentwas taken.

Results:Out of 800 patients, 504 were males and 296 were females. In both males and females predominant group with cataract were 41 – 50 years old.

Cortical type of cataract was the predominant type. There was no significant difference in the distribution of types of cataract. Among males, nuclear type was the predominant type whereas among the females, cortical type was the predominant type.

Conclusion:A total of 8781 files were screened for a period of three years, 800 patients had cataract.In the present study the majority of cataract patients were in the elderly age group.