Epidemiological Profile of Ophthalmological Care in the Public Service in Brazil

Completed

• Conditions: Eye Abnormalities

• Registration Number: NCT01740466
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Brief Summary

Epidemiological study about eye discomfort complaints, comorbidities and diagnosis at a Brazil's ophthalmological public care service

Detailed Description

1. 1670 individuals underwent an ophthalmologic evaluation

2. The data were obtained through the analysis of the medical records with the ICD-10 registration

3. The studied variables were age and sex of patient, origin, eye discomfort complaints, comorbidities and diagnosis (ICD-10).

4. The purpose was to evaluate epidemiological aspects of eye diseases in a public service

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-30
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2012-12-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1670

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients assisted in public service

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence and prevalence of visual conditions in the Public Service in Brazil	6 months	* The ages ranged from 0 to 99 years; * The mean age was 56.9 years; * There was a predominance of females (58.1%); * The main reason for the consultation was low visual acuity (70%), followed by burning (26%) and itchiness (24.4%); * Among the abnormal tests there was a high prevalence of refractive errors (73.4%) and presbyopia (59.6%); * The cause of refractive errors was astigmatism (70.5%), hypertrophy (58.6%) and myopia (15.1%)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto de Olhos de Goiania; 🇧🇷 Goiania, Goias, Brazil