西藏林周县盲患病率及白内障手术状况调查(英文)  

Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Linzhou County,Tibet

作　　者：侯宝杰[1,2] 吴海洋 齐丽芳[1,2] 陶海[1,2] 

机构地区：[1]中国北京武警总医院眼科 [2]中国西藏林周县医院眼科

出　　处：《美中国际眼科杂志》2001年第4期12-16,共5页

摘　　要：目的 调查西藏拉萨市林周县40岁及以上人群中盲患率和白内障盲人手术覆盖率及盲人社会负担率。方法 2000年4月采用整群随机抽样方法对林周县44个自然村3071例40岁及以上人群进行视力和眼部检查。结果 检录40以上共3346。受检率为91.8％(3071/3346)。以双眼日常生活视力<0.1为标准,盲患病率3.3％(101/3071)。白内障是致盲的主要原因,有64.4％(65/101)的双眼盲人致少有1眼是白内障。白内障手术率覆盖率为63.0％(85/135)。白内障盲人的社会负担率为4.4％。结论 高原地区盲患病率较高,白内障是致盲的主要原因,白内障所造成的社会负担较重。Objective To estimate the prevalence of blindness, gurgical coverage rate and bilateral cataract blindness burden among adults aged 40 or above in Linzhou county of Tibet, China. Methods Using cluster sampling, 3,071 individuals aged 40 years or older were selected randomly from 44 villages in Linzhou county, Tibet in April, 2000 for visual acuity test and eye examination. Results A total of 3,346 subjects f4440 years old were registered .Of them 91.8% (3,071/3,346) were examined. In this popuktion, 3.3% (101/3, 071) were blind which was defined as presenting visual acuity legs than 6/60 in both eyes. Cataract was the principal cause of blindness in at least one eye in 65.3% (66/101) of blind people. The cataract surgical coverage was estimated to be 63.0% (85/135), and the bilateral cataract-blindness burden was 4.4% (135/3,071) . Conclusion The prevalence of blindness in the plateau is high, and bilateral cataract-blindness burden is heavy on old individuals. Cataract blindness is a serious public health problem in elderly people.

关 键 词：盲患病率 白内障手术 高原地区 西藏 林周县 社会负担 

分 类 号：R779.66[医药卫生—眼科]