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Ocular morbidity among earthquake survivors in a community based hospital in Nepal
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“...Original Article
VOL. 15 NO. 2 ISSUE 58 APRIL-JUNE 2017
Ocular Morbidity among Earthquake Survivors in a Community
Based Hospital in Nepal
Shrestha P, Sthapit PR
ABSTRACT
Department of Ophthalmology Background Nepal suffered a massive loss of lives and property following devastating earthquake
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital on Saturday 25 April, 2015 and 12 May, 2015. Though Nepal is prone to natural disasters and ocular trauma being important cause of visual morbidity, the impact of
Dhulikhel, Nepal. ocular trauma in disaster setting has rarely been studied.
Corresponding Author Objective The aim of this study was to report the spectrum of ocular morbidities among the earthquake survivors who presented to a tertiary care Hospital which lies close to
Pooja Shrestha major earthquake hit districts of Nepal.
Department of Ophthalmology Method
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital This is a hospital based retrospective study where details of all the cases with...”
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“...studies carried out which estimates the burden and impact of ocular morbidity due to natural disasters like earthquake in our local context inspite of Nepal lying in the earthquake prone zone. So, this study aims to analyze the pattern of ocular morbidity among the earthquake survivors in a community based Hospital of Nepal which lies close to the major earthquake hit districts of Nepal.
METHODS
This was a hospital based retrospective study conducted in department of Ophthalmology in Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital. Informed consent was not necessary for this study as it was a retrospective study which included the pre-existing data. The Institutional review committee of Kathmandu University approved this study. We retrospectively reviewed the records book of Ophthalmology out patient department and emergency department including the patients of any age group, with earthquake related ocular problems or injuries, who presented during first three weeks of the disaster period from...”
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“...incidence of 0.65 per 1000 male populations per year and that of 0.38 per 1000 females population per year.11 However, there have been very few studies regarding the prevalence of ocular injuries or morbidities in a natural disaster conditions like earthquake in Nepal or worldwide, although Nepal lies in the earthquake prone belt. This study reveals that among the total earthquake affected patients presenting to our hospital, 2.5% had ocular morbidities, either in the form of ocular trauma or ocular diseases pertaining to earthquake which is higher than the study conducted in Rawalpindi General Hospital and Holy
family Hospital in Rawalpindi which had 0.19 % of ocular injuries among the total patients received at the Hospital during the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005.12 Their low prevalence than ours may be due to their exclusion of mild to moderate ocular injuries. This is the only literature available for reference as ocular trauma related to natural disasters has not been studied compared...”
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“...situation. Nevertheless, this study provides invaluable data of earthquake related ocular morbidity which may be useful for future population based prospective studies.
CONCLUSION
Ocular morbidity either in the form of ocular injuries or diseases were common among the earthquake survivors. Earthquakes will continue to affect human populations and cannot be predicted. Thus, there is a critical need for population based data to plan preparedness protocols. Information gathered following a particular earthquake can help save lives during subsequent occurrences. This study would serve as a reference and aid in determining and planning the type of intervention needed for effective management of ocular injuries and also for future earthquake disaster response.
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