The frequency distribution of ocular disease by age in Imo State Nigeria.
BACKGROUND
A total of 600 'first-time served' patients with confirmed ocular pathologies visited our clinic between 1987 and 1988.


METHODS
These patients and their ocular diseases were classified according to age, sex, and employment. Gender mix was 53.5 percent male, 46.5 percent female.


RESULTS
Of the total disease conditions, 42 percent fell within the 0-30 age group, 44 percent fell within the 31-60 age group and 14 percent fell between 61-90. The relative incidence of ocular disease within this clinic population was: 32.8 percent conjunctivitis; 28.8 percent cataract; 15.5 percent glaucoma; 11.5 percent pterygium; 1.8 percent optic atrophy; and 9.5 percent other.


CONCLUSIONS
Caution is made to generalize these data to the population at large since those without financial means were not represented in this study.
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Dept. of Biology, Texas Southern University, Houston 77004.
Nnadozie
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology