A study of ocular morbidity of patients attending a satellite clinic in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Abstract

A community based retrospective study was conducted in the satellite clinic of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital at Jhaukhel VDC of Bhaktapur, from March 2007 to February 2008. A total of 395 patients were examined, where males comprised of 135 patients (32.9%) and females 265 patients (67.1%). The common ocular diseases observed in this study were refractive errors 22.5%, age related cataract 17.5%, extra ocular diseases like conjunctivitis 14.9%, conjunctival degenerations 10.8%.