Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey

KÜÇÜK, Erkut; YILMAZ, UĞUR; ZOR, Kürşad Ramazan

Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey

Erkut KÜÇÜK, (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi)

Kürşad Ramazan ZOR, (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi)

Uğur YILMAZ (Pamukkale Üniversitesi)

Erciyes Medical Journal

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Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 41 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 420 - 424 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 17-04-2020

Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey

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Objective: We investigated the causes of blindness and moderate to severe visual impairment (MSVI) in the Niğde provinceof Turkey using the disability health board records of the Niğde State Hospital.Materials and Methods: The disability health board reports of Niğde State Hospital recorded between 2011 and 2015were retrospectively evaluated. The causes of blindness and MSVI were determined using the cause in the better-seeing eye,based on World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The overall, age-related, and gender specific causes of blindness andMSVI were identified.Results: During the study period, 335 subjects were recorded as blind and 381 subjects were recorded as having MSVI. The maincauses of blindness were retinitis pigmentosa (14.6%), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (12.2%), and diabetic retinopathy(12.2%). In the MSVI group, the main causes were cataract (18.4%), AMD (16.5%), and diabetic retinopathy (13.9%).Conclusion: Retinitis pigmentosa, AMD, and diabetic retinopathy were the leading causes of blindness, and, in addition tothese, cataract was a prominent cause of MSVI. The prevalence of retinitis pigmentosa was unexpectedly high in this regionof Turkey, which may be due to the high frequency of consanguineous marriages that are commonly seen in Middle Easterncountries. This information is important for planning public health policies and raising public awareness of the visual impairment,given that several leading causes of visual impairment are reversible or preventable.

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APA	KÜÇÜK E, ZOR K, YILMAZ U (2019). Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. , 420 - 424.
Chicago	KÜÇÜK Erkut,ZOR Kürşad Ramazan,YILMAZ UĞUR Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. (2019): 420 - 424.
MLA	KÜÇÜK Erkut,ZOR Kürşad Ramazan,YILMAZ UĞUR Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. , 2019, ss.420 - 424.
AMA	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. . 2019; 420 - 424.
Vancouver	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. . 2019; 420 - 424.
IEEE	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U "Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey." , ss.420 - 424, 2019.
ISNAD	KÜÇÜK, Erkut vd. "Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey". (2019), 420-424.

APA	KÜÇÜK E, ZOR K, YILMAZ U (2019). Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Erciyes Medical Journal, 41(4), 420 - 424.
Chicago	KÜÇÜK Erkut,ZOR Kürşad Ramazan,YILMAZ UĞUR Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Erciyes Medical Journal 41, no.4 (2019): 420 - 424.
MLA	KÜÇÜK Erkut,ZOR Kürşad Ramazan,YILMAZ UĞUR Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Erciyes Medical Journal, vol.41, no.4, 2019, ss.420 - 424.
AMA	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2019; 41(4): 420 - 424.
Vancouver	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2019; 41(4): 420 - 424.
IEEE	KÜÇÜK E,ZOR K,YILMAZ U "Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey." Erciyes Medical Journal, 41, ss.420 - 424, 2019.
ISNAD	KÜÇÜK, Erkut vd. "Causes of Blindness and Moderate to Severe Visual Impairment in Niğde, Central Anatolia, Turkey". Erciyes Medical Journal 41/4 (2019), 420-424.