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Etiology of legal blindness and severe visual impairment among young men with recruitment period in bitlis and nearby region

Bitlis ili ve çevresinde askerlik çağındaki genç erkeklerin yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğu sebepleri

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This study emphasizes that most of the leading causes of legal blindness and severe visual impairment are preventable with appropriate educational and preventive screening health programs.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We aimed to identify the etiology and preventable causes of legal blindness and severe visual impairment among young men with recruitment period in Bitlis and nearby region in this study.
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Key Findings & Data:Medical records of 251 male patients with legal blindness (best corrected visual acuity <0.05) and severe visual impairment (0.05<= best corrected visual acuity <0.1) who were examined at Tatvan Military Hospital between 2005-2014 were studied retrospectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study emphasizes that most of the leading causes of legal blindness and severe visual impairment are preventable with appropriate educational and preventive screening health programs.
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We aimed to identify the etiology and preventable causes of legal blindness and severe visual impairment among young men with recruitment period in Bitlis and nearby region in this study. Medical records of 251 male patients with legal blindness (best corrected visual acuity <0.05) and severe visual impairment (0.05<= best corrected visual acuity <0.1) who were examined at Tatvan Military Hospital between 2005-2014 were studied retrospectively. Legal blindness and severe visual impairment was binocular in 77 (30.7%) cases, and monocular in 174 (69.3%) cases. The most common etiology of binocular blindness and severe visual impairment were congenital fundus dystrophies (n=44, 57.1%), congenital cataract (n=15, 19.4%), and keratoconus (n=7, 9%) respectively. The most common etiology of monocular blindness and severe visual impairment were penetrating eye injury (n=77, 21.3%), strabismic or anisometropic ambliyopia (n=43, 24.7%), and closedglobe injury (n=26, %14.9) respectively. This study emphasizes that most of the leading causes of legal blindness and severe visual impairment are preventable with appropriate educational and preventive screening health programs.

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Bu çalışma ile Bitlis ili ve çevresinde askerlik çağına gelmiş genç erkeklerdeki yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğu sebeplerinin belirlenmesi ve önlenebilir sebeplerin gösterilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Tatvan Asker Hastanesi'nde 2006-2014 yılları arasında yasal körlük (en iyi düzeltilmiş görme keskinliği <0.05) ve şiddetli görme bozukluğu (0.05<= en iyi düzeltilmiş görme keskinliği <0.1) nedeniyle muayene edilen 251 erkek hastanın tıbbi kayıtları geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Olguların 77'sinde (%30.7) her iki gözde yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğu, 174'ünde (%69.3) tek gözde yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğu mevcuttu. Her iki gözde yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğunun en sık sebepleri sırasıyla herediter fundus distrofileri (n=44, %57.1), konjenital katarakt (n=15, %19.4) ve keratokonus (n=7, %9) olarak yer almıştır. Tek taraflı yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluğunun en sık sebepleri sırasıyla penetran göz yaralanması (n=77, %44.2), strabismik veya anizometropik ambliyopi (n=43, %24.7) ve künt travma (n=26, %14.9 ) olarak yer almıştır. Bu çalışmada yasal körlük ve şiddetli görme bozukluklarının önde gelen sebeplerinin uygun eğitim ve erken tarama programları ile önlenebilir olduğu vurgulanmaktadır.

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KÖYLÜ, M. T., ÖZGE, G., MUMCUOĞLU, T., GÖKÇE, G. (2016). Etiology of legal blindness and severe visual impairment among young men with recruitment period in bitlis and nearby region. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 58 - Sayı: 2, 157–160. https://ajindex.com/articles/186414

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