Journal article
Prospective Study of Eye Disease in Timor-Leste: The East Timor Eye Program.
- Sugnanam KK From the *East Timor Eye Program, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; †Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ‡Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; §Sentru Matan Nasional, Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares, Bidau, Dili, Timor-Leste; and ¶School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.
- Ma S
- Kreis A
- Correia M
- Verma N
- Dirani M
- 2016-05-24
Published in:
- Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.). - 2016
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blindness
Data Collection
Eye Diseases
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Timor-Leste
Visual Acuity
Young Adult
English
PURPOSE
This study aimed to present the methodology of the East Timor Eye Program and report the prevalence of eye disease seen at the National Eye Centre during a 3-month sample period between June and August 2012.
DESIGN
Two hundred ninety-three new patients aged 17 years or older were assessed at the National Eye Centre in Dili, Timor-Leste.
METHODS
All participants received a comprehensive dilated eye examination that included distance visual acuity measurements, indirect fundoscopy, and a complete slit lamp assessment including gonioscopy and intraocular pressure measurement. Each patient completed an interview-administered general questionnaire, and information on general health, ocular history, and medication was obtained. Anthropometric measurements were also taken and recorded.
RESULTS
A total of 293 patients, 183 males (62.5%) and 110 females (37.5%), aged between 17 and 88 years (mean, 47.66 years) were recruited and examined. The 3 most common clinical eye presentations were conjunctival disorders (60.41%), followed by lens disorders (48.12%) and scleral, corneal, iris, and ciliary body disorders (46.42%). The 3 most common conditions causing blindness (visual acuity less than 3/60 as defined by the World Health Organization) were lens disorders (45.9%), choroidal and retinal disorders (18.9%), and other disorders of the eye and adnexa (13.5%).
CONCLUSIONS
The East Timor Eye Program is an effective program that has enabled the management and treatment of various eye conditions in residents of Timor-Leste. The program set high standards for stringent and accurate data collection and ophthalmic diagnoses in a low-resource setting. Lens disorders and choroidal and retinal disorders were the most common conditions causing blindness.
This study aimed to present the methodology of the East Timor Eye Program and report the prevalence of eye disease seen at the National Eye Centre during a 3-month sample period between June and August 2012.
DESIGN
Two hundred ninety-three new patients aged 17 years or older were assessed at the National Eye Centre in Dili, Timor-Leste.
METHODS
All participants received a comprehensive dilated eye examination that included distance visual acuity measurements, indirect fundoscopy, and a complete slit lamp assessment including gonioscopy and intraocular pressure measurement. Each patient completed an interview-administered general questionnaire, and information on general health, ocular history, and medication was obtained. Anthropometric measurements were also taken and recorded.
RESULTS
A total of 293 patients, 183 males (62.5%) and 110 females (37.5%), aged between 17 and 88 years (mean, 47.66 years) were recruited and examined. The 3 most common clinical eye presentations were conjunctival disorders (60.41%), followed by lens disorders (48.12%) and scleral, corneal, iris, and ciliary body disorders (46.42%). The 3 most common conditions causing blindness (visual acuity less than 3/60 as defined by the World Health Organization) were lens disorders (45.9%), choroidal and retinal disorders (18.9%), and other disorders of the eye and adnexa (13.5%).
CONCLUSIONS
The East Timor Eye Program is an effective program that has enabled the management and treatment of various eye conditions in residents of Timor-Leste. The program set high standards for stringent and accurate data collection and ophthalmic diagnoses in a low-resource setting. Lens disorders and choroidal and retinal disorders were the most common conditions causing blindness.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1097/APO.0000000000000164
- PMID 27213765
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/242518
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