TABLE 61 WORK OF OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1986 AND 1987
TABLE 62
CAUSES FOR PERMANENT BLINDNESS REGISTRATION 1986 AND 1987
1986
1987
1986
1987
Cause
Adults Children Total|
(Z)
Adults Children Total (%)
New Out-patient Attendances
54 703
53 446
Cataract
453
5
458 (45.9)
Total Out-patient Attendances
Diabetic retinopathy
48
48
248 017
258 269
375
(4.8) 60
1 376 (46.3)
60
Glaucoma
116
117 (11.8)
90
(7.4)
90 (11.1)
Operations Ferformed
High refractive
errors
86
96 (8.6)
75
75
(9.2)
1) Hospital
Major
1 850
2 019
Keratitis
1 (0.1)
(--)
Minor
411
581
Leucoma
69
69
(6.9) 61
61
(7.5)
Total
2 261
2 600
(corneal scarring)
Optic atrophy
35
35
(3.5) 32
2
34
(4.2)
11) OPD
Major
2 357
2 894
Phthisis bulbi
23
23
(2.3)
9
9
(1.1)
Minor
1 432
1 550
Retinal detachment
23
1
24 (2.4) 12
1
13
(1.6)
Total
3 789
4 444
Retinal dysplasia
23
8
Retinal vascular
accident
11
31 (3.1) 12
11 (1.1)
12
(1.5)
2
2
(0.3))
Home Visits by Health Visitors
1 249
1 061
Retinitis pigmentosa
35
35 (3.5) 23
23
(2.8)
Retinoblastoma
(-)
(0.1)
Retfuopathy of
I
(-)
1
1 (0.1)
prematurity
Senile macular
51
51 (5.1)1 43
43
(5.3)
degeneration
Uveitis
1
1 (0.1)
4
(0.5)]
Others
8 (0.8)
<
8
8 (1.0)
TOTAL
981
17
998 (100.0)
806
812 (100.0)
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