title: A study of ocular morbidity of patients attending a satellite clinic in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
abstract: A community based retrospective study was conducted in the satellite clinic of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital at Jhaukhel VDC of Bhaktapur, from March 2007 to February 2008. A total of 395 patients were examined, where males comprised of 135 patients (32.9%) and females 265 patients (67.1%). The common ocular diseases observed in this study were refractive errors 22.5%, age related cataract 17.5%, extra ocular diseases like conjunctivitis 14.9%, conjunctival degenerations 10.8%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal. aparnarizyal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizyal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrestha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011625:Pterygium / Q000453:epidemiology; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult