International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
2024, Volume-5, Issue-5 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13790376
Original Research Article
Retrospective Study of Pattern of Blindness among Patients Seeking Visual Disability Certificate in Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital, Jamnagar District
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Sept. 19, 2024
Abstract

Introduction:The disability experienced by persons on account of blindness and visual impairment (VI) has been a well-recognized concern since centuries. In 2017, the Indian definition was also revised and was made consistent with the international definition and blindness is now defined as – presenting distance visual acuity less than 3/60 in the better eye and limitation of field of vision to be less than 10⁰ from center of fixation. Aim and Objective: To Identify Various Causes of Blindness in patients seeking visual disability certificate. Material and Method: A retrospective study of patients seeking visual disability certificate in the Department of Ophthalmology, Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital, Jamnagar district from January 2017 to December 2021. Result: Out of 283 cases in the study, most of them were in the age group of 31- 40 years. Oldest in the study group was 86 years, and youngest was 3 years. Males were more compared to females in this study. Conclusion: Safety education for every factory worker should be made mandatory. Visual disability certificates should be minimised through awareness and education of people on other hand

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