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. 2025 Aug 30;15(1):31953.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04262-3.

Prevalence of eye diseases, refractive errors and visual impairments in the Debre Markos referral hospital

Daniel Wudie  1 , Helen Nigussie  2 , Tegenu Gelana  3
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Prevalence of eye diseases, refractive errors and visual impairments in the Debre Markos referral hospital

Daniel Wudie et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Eye diseases are conditions that affect any part of the eye and the structures immediately around the eyes. The overall objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of eye diseases, refractive errors and visual impairments among patients who were admitted to Debre Markos Referral Hospital. Retrospective data were collected from 2019 to 2023. A total of 61,946 patients were examined at the referral hospital for Eye diseases and Eye conditions VSports手机版. Age, sex and visual acuity were considered from the case record files. Data analysis was performed via SPSS version 20 software. Cataract was the most common eye disease observed followed by presbyopia and glaucoma in the study area. Moreover, monocular blindness, visual impairment and eye binocular blindness were observed within three years in the study. Compared with female patients, more than half of the patients were male. In general, eye disease records were highly prevalent at the productive age level, which is between 15 and 64 years in both sexes. This may affect the national economy by minimizing productivity and increasing medical costs. Therefore, sustainable solutions, such as the creation of awareness in prevention mechanisms, should be developed. .

Keywords: Eye diseases; Refractive errors; Visual impairment. V体育安卓版.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations V体育ios版. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical consideration: To carry out this study, a supported letter from the Department of Zoological Science, Addis Ababa University was submitted to the Debre Markos Referral Hospital Administrative Body, and ethical approval letter was obtained from the Debre Markos Referral Hospital Administrative Office (Ref number 609/22. 217/16). In addition, the local administrative bodies were informed regarding the objective and purpose of the study to encourage them to provide relevant data for this study. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations of the country. Since there is no experimental test and involvement of vulnerable group for this study (retrospective data), there is no need of experimental protocols approval by institutional review board. However, informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) to access their data from Debre Markos Referral Hospital. Informed consent: Written informed consent was obtained from the management body of Debre Markos Referral Hospital Administrative Office after a necessary explanation about the purpose, benefit, and risk of the study. All required data from patients’ record were anonymized and replaced with code to remove individuals’ identification.

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Map of Ethiopia showing Amhara region Debre Markos districts (adopted from GIS. A 2023).
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Prevalence of visual impairments and blindness in Debre Markos Referral Hospital within three consecutive years (2021–2023).
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