Bilal Khan, Muhammad Usman Khan, Mohammad Idris, Ashfaq-ur Rehman, Jamal Hussain.
Frequency of Ocular Co-morbidity in Patients with Age - related Cataract in A Tertiary Care Hospital of KPK.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;13(3):152-6.

Objective: To determine frequency of ocular co morbidity in patients with age related cataract in a tertiary care hospital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Material and Methods: This study was conducted at Eye Department, Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. Study design was descriptive (cross sectional) study and the duration of the study was 6 months. The sample size was 156. Non probability consecutive sampling technique was used for sample collection. Results: In this study mean age was 60 years with standard deviation ± 2.57. Fifty three percent patients were male and 47% patients were female. The incidence of ocular co morbidity was 42% patients in which refractive error found in 43% patients, ARMD found in 14% patients, glaucoma found in 9% patients, diabetic retinopathy found in 7% patients, others include CVS and general diseases 27%. Conclusion: Ocular co morbidities are highly prevalent among persons undergoing cataract surgery in this rural area setting, and their presence is significantly associated with poorer visual outcomes.

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