Abstract | PURPOSE:
Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is an increasing problem leading to visual impairment in Nepal. Our study investigates the demographic characteristics, patterns and risk factors for RVO in this developing Asian country. METHODS: This is a hospital-based case-control study conducted at the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology of Nepal during the period of January 2007 to January 2008. All consecutive new cases of RVO diagnosed at the Institute were included. Cases with intraocular inflammation or a prior history of intraocular injections, laser therapy or vitrectomy for RVO were excluded from the study. Age, sex and geographically matched subjects were recruited as a control group from patients who presented for regular eye examinations at the same hospital during the study period. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The demographic characteristics, patterns and risk factors of RVO in Nepal can help guide interventions against these blinding diseases in similar developing countries.
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Authors | Raba Thapa, Govinda Paudyal, Paul S Bernstein |
Journal | Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
(Clin Exp Ophthalmol)
Vol. 38
Issue 6
Pg. 583-90
(Aug 2010)
ISSN: 1442-9071 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 20584017
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- Demography
- Developing Countries
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nepal
(epidemiology)
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Risk Factors
- Sex Distribution
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
- Young Adult
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