Journals / Retina-Vitreus / 2018 / Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 3

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Fundus Lesions

Asemptomatik Fundus Lezyonlarının Prevalansı

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239–242
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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Therefore,a routine dilated fundus examination should be an integral part of the routine eye examination and it should be performed at specifi ctime intervals in certain age groups in developing countries.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: To demonstrate fundus lesions affecting asymptomatic individuals for a group that includes subjects between 12 and 75 yearsof age who presented for a routine eye examination only based on refractive symptoms.Materials and Methods: 1654 subjects who applied to our ophthalmology outpatient clinic with a purely refractive complaint withoutthe knowledge of any preexisting ocular and systemic illness enrolled in the study.
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Key Findings & Data:Fundus fi ndings were noted and subjects weredivided into 4 age strata including younger than age 20, between 21 and 40, between 41 and 60 and older than age 60.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore,a routine dilated fundus examination should be an integral part of the routine eye examination and it should be performed at specifi ctime intervals in certain age groups in developing countries.
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Purpose: To demonstrate fundus lesions affecting asymptomatic individuals for a group that includes subjects between 12 and 75 yearsof age who presented for a routine eye examination only based on refractive symptoms.Materials and Methods: 1654 subjects who applied to our ophthalmology outpatient clinic with a purely refractive complaint withoutthe knowledge of any preexisting ocular and systemic illness enrolled in the study. Fundus fi ndings were noted and subjects weredivided into 4 age strata including younger than age 20, between 21 and 40, between 41 and 60 and older than age 60. The distributionof fundus fi ndings were analyzed according to these age groups.Results: Asymptomatic fundus fi ndings were detected in 84 patients (5.1%). The most common diagnosis was diabetic retinopathy. Theprevalence of these conditions increased with increasing subject age. The percentage was 0.8% in subjects younger than 20 years andit was 11.2% in subjects older than 60 years.Conclusions: We believe that our study support the signifi cance of regular fundus examinations, especially in elderly patients. Therefore,a routine dilated fundus examination should be an integral part of the routine eye examination and it should be performed at specifi ctime intervals in certain age groups in developing countries.

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Amaç: Sadece refraktif semptomlara dayalı rutin bir göz muayenesi için başvuran, 12-75 yaşları arasındaki bireyleri içeren bir grupta, asemptomatik bireyleri etkileyen fundus lezyonlarını göstermek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Önceden mevcut olduğu bilinen herhangi oküler ve sistemik hastalığı olmayan, tamamen refraktif bir yakınma ile polikliniğimize başvuran 1654 kişi bu çalışmaya dahil edildi. Fundus bulguları kaydedildi ve bireyler 20 yaş altı, 21 ve 40 yaş arası, 41 ve 60 yaş arası ve 60 yaş üstü olmak üzere dört yaş grubuna ayrıldı. Fundus bulgularının dağılımı bu yaş gruplarına göre analiz edildi. Bulgular: Asemptomatik fundus bulguları 84 hastada (%5.1) tespit edildi. En sık görülen tanı diyabetik retinopati idi. Bu bulguların prevalansı, kişi yaşının artmasıyla artmış idi. 20 yaşın altındaki kişilerde bu oran %0.8, ve 60 yaşından daha büyük kişilerde ise %11.2 idi. Sonuç: Çalışmamızın, özellikle yaşlı hastalarda, düzenli fundus muayenelerinin önemini desteklediğine inanıyoruz. Bu nedenle, rutin dilate fundus muayenesi, rutin göz muayenesinin ayrılmaz bir parçası olmalı ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerde belirli yaş gruplarında belirli zaman aralıklarında yapılmalıdır.

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KÜSBECİ, T., KARTI, Ö., KARAHAN, E., AYHAN, Z., YÜKSEL, B., ZENGİN, M. Ö. (2022). Prevalence of Asymptomatic Fundus Lesions. Retina-Vitreus, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 3, 239–242. https://ajindex.com/articles/589124

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