Epidemiological Study of Ametropia at the CHU-BSS of Kati

作     者：Daouda Konaté Bréhima Mariko Sanata Sogoba Maimouna Yattara Lucienne Dembélé Daouda Doumbia Abdramane Traoré Claude Oumar Bernard Camara Aminata Kouma Koniba Keita Abdoulaye Napo Fatoumata Sylla Lamine Traoré Daouda Konaté;Bréhima Mariko;Sanata Sogoba;Maimouna Yattara;Lucienne Dembélé;Daouda Doumbia;Abdramane Traoré;Claude Oumar Bernard Camara;Aminata Kouma;Koniba Keita;Abdoulaye Napo;Fatoumata Sylla;Lamine Traoré

作者机构：Bocar Sidy Sall University Hospital (CHU-BSS) of Kati Kati Mail University Hospital-Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology of Africa (CHU-IOTA) Bamako Mali Mali Hospital Bamako Mali International Center of Ophthalmology of Mali (CIOM) Bamako Mali National Eye Care Program Bamako Mali 

出 版 物：《Surgical Science》 (外科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第15卷第9期

页      面：507-513页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Epidemiology Ametropia University Hospital Kati 

摘      要：Introduction: Ametropias or refractive errors are pathologies commonly encountered in ophthalmology characterized by the projection on the retina of a blurry image. There are several types of ametropia and each of them has a specific means of correction. In the literature, numerous data have been reported on the issue through studies that were mostly carried out on infant populations. To better treat ametropia in a more formal way, it is important to know their general characteristics within a larger population, hence the present investigation, the aim of which is to carry out an epidemiological study of ametropia at the Kati University Hospital-BSS. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out at Kati University Hospital-BSS between January 1 and December 31, 2022 and included 663 ametropic patients of all ages. Results: During the study period, 663 cases of ametropia were diagnosed out of 1678 new consultations, representing an incidence of 39.51%. Patients aged between 21 and 40 years were more affected. Depending on the type, these ametropias were dominated by compound astigmatism with 68.75% followed by isolated hyperopia and isolated astigmatism. Visual fatigue was the most mentioned reason for consultation. The female gender was in the majority with 70.9%. Low ametropia (Discussion: The growing visual needs of young people, especially with new information and communication technologies, would push them to consult the ophthalmologist more, and therefore to want optical correction in the event of a refractive anomaly, which would partly explain their high frequency in this age group. Conclusion: It is important to know the general characteristics of ametropia in the general population in order to improve the quality of life of patients affected by it through efficient therapeutic solutions.