A clinical profile and factors associated with age related macular degeneration
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2015, Vol 13, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among people aged 55 years and older in the U.S and other Western countries. Aims and Objectives: To study Clinical profile and factors associated with Age related macular degeneration. Material and Methods: After approval from institutional Ethical committee a cross sectional study was carried out in patients with age related macular degeneration at Ophthalmology department of tertiary health care center during the year 2014. For the diagnosis of age related macular degeneration all the persons with age >45 with the signs and symptoms of AMD were Ophthalmoscopically examined and fundus examination was done by Ophthalmologist and confirmed by OCT or fluoresce in angiography or both. So, during the study period total 30 patients were diagnosed as AMD were included into study. All the data is presented in the tabular form and arranged in percentages. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 75-85 and were 40.00%. The most common clinical features observed were Difficulty in recognizing the Faces i.e. in 73.33% followed by C/o Distorted images in center in 60%; Need brighter light than normal for reading in 56.66%; C/o Blurry Text in 53.33%; C/o Blind spot in the middle of visual field in 43.33%; Impaired depth perception in 33.33%; Difficulty in Reading and Driving in 30% of the patients respectively. The most common risk factor associated with Age related macular degeneration patients were H/o Hypertension in 70% followed by H/o Smoking in 63.33%; H/o Alcoholism in 56.66%; Female Sex in 53.33%;C/o Cataract in 43.33%; H/o Hyperopia in 33.33%; Atherosclerosis in 30%; Obesity (BMI >30)in 30 and Diabetes in 23.33 % of the patients respectively. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the most common clinical features observed were Difficulty in recognizing the Faces, Distorted images in center, Need brighter light than normal for reading and the most common risk factors associated were H/o Hypertension followed by H/o Smoking, H/o Alcoholism. Female Sex, Cataract and H/o Hyperopia; Atherosclerosis; K/c/o Obesity (BMI >30) and K/c/o Diabetes etc.
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Vijay Kumar Srivastava
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