Imran Ali, Naresh Kumar, Rabia Chaudhry, Wejai Kumar, Nasar Qamar Khan and Gaintry Roopchand

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frequency of various causes of uniocular blindness in adults attending a tertiary care center.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi for six months from December 2017 to June 2018.

Materials and Methods: In our study 138 patients of uniocular blindness of either gender attending outpatient department of ophthalmology underwent a complete ophthalmic examination to evaluate various causes of uniocular blindness including cataract, glaucoma, corneal opacity and ocular trauma.

Results: The average age of the patients was 39.37 ± 14.78 years. (95%CI: 36.88 to 41.86). Out of 138 patients, 94 (68.1%) patients were male and 44 (31.9%) were female with male to female ratio of (2.1:1). The most common cause was trauma observed in 49 (35.5%) cases. cataract were observed in 31(22.5%), glaucoma 26 (18.8%) and corneal opacity was observed in 32 (23.2%) cases. 

Highest number of various causes of uniocular blindness 32(23.2%) was found in the age group of 21 to 30 years and 31 to 40 years.   

Conclusion: The various causes of uniocular blindness in adults in order of highest to lowest frequency were trauma, cataract, glaucoma and corneal opacity.

Key Words: uniocular blindness, trauma, cataract, glaucoma, corneal opacity.

Citation of article: Ali I, Kumar N, Chaudhry R, Kumar W, Khan NQ, Roopchand G. Causes of Uniocular Blindness in Adults Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital Outpatient Department. Med Forum 2020;31(2):47-51.