Demographic and Clinical Profile of Presbyopia in a Tertiary Care Centre

Authors

  • Vabita Bhagat Senior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Anu Radha Bharti Senior Resident, Upgraded Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Pallavi Sharma Senior Resident, Upgraded Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Sachit Mahajan Senior Resident, Upgraded Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Keywords:

Presybyopia; Myopia; Hypermetropia; Eye glasses.

Abstract

Introduction: Presbyopia is an age related loss of accommodative amplitude leading to difficulty with near vision and near work. The onset of presbyopia occurs around 40-45 years of age in most individuals. It may lead to difficultly in performing various tasks of daily routine Keeping in view the high prevalence of uncorrected presbyopia, this study was conceptualized to study the demographic profile of presbyopia, in order to create awareness among the general population, which would help us in managing this condition, more effectively. Material and methods: This observational, cross-sectional study was carried out among 500 patients who presented to out-patient clinics. Detailed medical history and ocular examination was done. Distance visual acuity was recorded with Snellen chart and near vision with Jagger’s chart. All data was entered in Microsoft excel and subsequently analyzed with OpenEpi software version 3. Results: The prevalence of presbyopia was 22.8% with mean age of 52.17±9.52 years and age range of 32- 60 years. Females were more commonly affected (75.44%) as compared to males. Most of the patients presented with difficulty in near vision (69.29%) and were emmetropic for distance vision (63.15%). Maximum patients were literate (80.7%). Homemakers and office-worker seek medical advice earlier as compared to others. Conclusions: Females were more commonly affected and had younger onset of presbyopia as comapared to males. Hypermetropia was more commonly associated with presbyopia as compared to myopia.

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Published

2022-01-17

How to Cite

Vabita Bhagat, Anu Radha Bharti, Pallavi Sharma, & Sachit Mahajan. (2022). Demographic and Clinical Profile of Presbyopia in a Tertiary Care Centre. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 5(2), 212–215. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/4090