TABLE 61 WORK OF OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1987 AND 1988
TABLE 62
CAUSES FOR PERMANENT BLINDNESS REGISTRATION 1987 AND 1988
1987
1988
1987
1988
Cause
Adults Children Total
New Out-patient Attendances
(2) Adults Children Total (%)
53 446
$2 055
Cataract
375
1
376 (46.3) 322
2
324 (50.9)
Total Out-patient Attendances
258 263
259 007
Congenital nystagmus
(-)
1
1 (0.1)
Diabetic retinopathy 60
60
(7.4)
28
28 (4-4)
Operations Performed
Dysplasia
דיו
(-)
2
2 (0.3)
i) Hospital
Major
Minor
2 019
581
2.045
Claucoma
90
90 (11.1)
55
55 (8.6)
490
High refractive
75
75 (9.2)
60
60
(9.4)
errors
Total
2600
2 535
Leucoma
61
61
(7.5)
20
29
(4.6)
(corneal scarring)
ii) OPD
Major
2 894
3 291
Optic atrophy
32
2
34 (4.2)
22
22
(3.5)
Minor
1 550
1 317
Phthisis bulbi
9
9 (1.1)
15
15
(2.4)
Total
4 444
4 608
Retinal detachment
12
13 (1.6)
10
10
(1.6)
Retinal dysplasia
12
12
(1.5)
10
10
(1.6)
Home Visits by Health Visitors
1 061
919
Retinal vascular accident
2
2
(0.3) 11
11
(1.7)
Retinitis pigmentosa 23
23
(2.8) 23
1
24
(3.8)
Retinoblastoma
1 (0.1)
(-)
Retinopathy of
1
1
(0.1)
(-)
prematurity
Senile macular
43
43
(5.3)
29
29
(4.6)
degeneration
Trauma
+
(-)
1
1 (0.1)
Uveitis
(0.5)
8
00
8
(1.3)
Others
8
& (1.0)
7
7 (1.1)
TOTAL
806
6
812 (100.0)
630
6
636 (100.0)