%0 Journal Article
%T Causes of visual impairment in Campaign to Prevent Blindness, Ophthalmology Bolivian Foundation 2012 (Causas de discapacidad visual en campa a de prevenci車n de ceguera, Fundaci車n Boliviana de Oftalmolog赤a 2012)
%A C谷spedes-Oporto V赤ctor Hugo
%J Revista M谷dico-Cient赤fica ※Luz y Vida§
%D 2012
%I Fraternidad Acad谷mica Cient赤fica Social M谷dica "Luz y Vida
%X Background: The eighty percent of environmental stimuli areperceived through the visual system. Alterations in its physiologyhave an important impact in health. It also affects psychological,social and productively, being a major cause of disability. It is anticipatedthat the number of visually impaired will increase significantly by 2020.Objective: To determine the causes of low visual acuity and visualimpairment in people attending to screening for blindness campaignin the Bolivian Foundation of Ophthalmology (FBO).Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study. Studypopulation consists of people over 50 years old who visitedthe FBO for prevention campaign referring low vision. Variablesstudied were age, sex, best corrected visual acuity in both eyes,the presence of low visual acuity and causes of low visual acuity.Intervening variables included medical and surgical history. Datacollection techniques were direct observation and review of medicalrecords of patients.Results: We studied 260 subjects. We found visual acuity less than20/60 in 140 subjects, 71% of them were visually impaired. Themain causes of low visual acuity were cataracts, macular degenerationand glaucoma.Discussion and Conclusions:The prevalence of low visual acuityis superior to that found in other studies, due to the recruitmentmode of study population. The causes of low visual acuity coincidewith the statements by most authors. It is found that cataract is theleading cause of low visual acuity. -RESUMEN: Introducci車n: Se percibe el 80% de est赤mulos ambientales a trav谷sdel sistema visual, alteraciones en su funcionamiento repercuten enla salud, funcionamiento psicol車gico, social y productivo del afectado,siendo una causa importante de discapacidad. Se prev谷 que eln迆mero de discapacitados visuales se incremente signifi cativamentepara el 2020.Objetivo: Determinar las causas de baja de agudeza visual y discapacidadvisual en las personas que acuden a preselecci車n para lacampa a de prevenci車n de ceguera en la Fundaci車n Boliviana deOftalmolog赤a (FBO).Material y M谷todos: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, exploratorio.Poblaci車n del estudio conformada por personas mayores de 50a os que acudieron a la FBO para la campa a de prevenci車n contrala ceguera refi riendo baja visi車n. Variables estudiadas fueron:edad, genero, agudeza visual con mejor correcci車n en ambos ojos,presencia de baja de agudeza visual y causas de baja de agudezavisual, como variables intervinientes se incluyeron antecedentespatol車gicos y quir迆rgicos Se accedi車 a la fuente primaria de datos,las t谷cnicas de recolec
%K Baja agudeza visual
%K Discapacidad visual
%K Adulto mayor.
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