Blindness is a world wide health problem. The aim of this work was to
study the magnitude of clinical blindness problem and to find out the
causes associated with the disease among the attendants of Benha Ophthalmic
HospitaL
It was found that the prevalence of clinical blindness during the period
of study was 4.2%. Females were more affected than males (58.6% &
41.4% respectively) and 68.6% of cases were rural attendants. Also,
72.9% of blind cases were living within familes of low socioeconomic standard
and 70.5 % of cases were among age group (55 and more years).
The commonst causes of blindness were corneal lesions cataract and
glaucoma, they constituted (76.3%). Primary health care approach in prevention
and treatment is recommended. |
