The prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in Ogun state, Nigeria

Fasina, F. O.; Ajaiyeoba, AI

doi:10.4314/ajbr.v6i2.54026

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“…[2] World Health Organization (WHO) defines blindness as visual acuity of less than 3/60 or corresponding visual loss to less than 10 degrees in the better eye with the best possible correction. [3,4] Although the global average prevalence of blindness is estimated at 0.7%, ranging from 0.3% in developed countries to 1.4% in the developing, [3] in Nigeria prevalence vary from region to region, [5][6][7][8] and the national average is put at about 1%. [5] It is put at 4.2% in individuals over 40 years in a recent national eye survey.…”

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“…[3,4] Although the global average prevalence of blindness is estimated at 0.7%, ranging from 0.3% in developed countries to 1.4% in the developing, [3] in Nigeria prevalence vary from region to region, [5][6][7][8] and the national average is put at about 1%. [5] It is put at 4.2% in individuals over 40 years in a recent national eye survey. [9] Although cataract is the commonest cause of blindness in Nigeria accounting for more than one-third of cases, glaucoma, corneal scarring, and poor procedure for cataract surgery are also important causes.…”

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“…[2] About 82% of blind people globally are 50 years and above in age; [4] this pattern also characterizes Nigeria. [5,6,10] Blindness, like most other chronic disorders, can cause psychosocial distress leading to maladjustment, if not mitigated. [11] Maladjustment is a negative and dysfunctional outcome which is important, because it is a secondary burden capable of further reducing the quality of life of the blind by aggravating or creating supplementary psychosocial distress.…”

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“…[9] Although cataract is the commonest cause of blindness in Nigeria accounting for more than one-third of cases, glaucoma, corneal scarring, and poor procedure for cataract surgery are also important causes. [2,[5][6][7][8] The contribution of river blindness or onchocerciasis and trachoma is also substantial, accounting for about 5% of blindness in Nigeria. [2] About 82% of blind people globally are 50 years and above in age; [4] this pattern also characterizes Nigeria.…”

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Psychological and social adjustment to blindness: Understanding from two groups of blind people in Ilorin, Nigeria

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Most of the blind had no access to formal education or rehabilitation system, which may have contributed to their maladjustment in the domains identified. Although their prevailing psychosocial situation would have been better prevented yet, real opportunity still exists to help this group of people in the area of social and physical rehabilitation, meeting medical needs, preventive psychiatry, preventive ophthalmology, and community health. This will require the joint efforts of medical community, government and nongovernment organizations to provide the framework for delivery of these services directly to the communities.

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Psychological and social adjustment to blindness: Understanding from two groups of blind people in Ilorin, Nigeria

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“…Likewise, it is a physical, psychiatric, intellectual, or sensory impairment whether temporary or permanent provided that it lasts for a significant period of time that limits the capacity to perform one or more essential activities of daily life. These can be caused or aggravated by economic and social environment (Ishtiaq, Chaudhary, Rana, & Jamil, 2016;Fasina & Ajaiyeoba, 2003).…”

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Adventitious blindness: The road to self-acceptance

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Espino³

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Self-acceptance is the very foundation of one's identity before developing other areas of personal well-being. People with adventitious blindness had experienced a lot of hardships, struggles, and challenges before they had fully developed self-acceptance. Thus, this research aims to explore on how the fifteen (15) respondents with adventitious blindness accepted themselves. A qualitative phenomenological type of research was used in gathering and interpreting the data of this research. Out of the gathered responses of the respondents, the researchers came up with a thematic analysis on the factors that led to self-acceptance called F-A-I-T-H. Each of the letters characterizes a significant representation of their personal outlook in their lives. Family support, achievement, inspiration, time, and hope are the pertinent variables leading to the road of self-acceptance.

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Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with ocular disorders in small-scale welders in Katwe, Kampala

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Background Welders are at an increased risk of eye disorders as a result of their occupation, leading to enormous vocational and economic consequences. With limited published studies among welders in low resource settings, we sought to determine the prevalence, pattern and factors associated with ocular disorders among small-scale welders in Katwe, Kampala. Methods In a field-based cross-sectional study, we recruited 343 small-scale welders. Simple random sampling was done to select the study participants. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect information on demographics, ocular, general history, systemic and ocular examination. The proportion of small-scale welders with ocular disorders (defined as any abnormal finding on eye examination) was determined. The bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out, using logistic regression methods at a level of significance of 0.05. Results The mean age of the participants was 36 years (SD ± 12). The overall prevalence of ocular disorders was found to be 59.9%. The common ocular disorders included conjunctiva disorders (32%) and presbyopia (27%). There was a statistically significant relationship between females (OR = 4.279, P -value = 0.007), age 35 and above (OR = 4.244, P -value< 0.001), history of foreign body removal (OR = 1.677, P -value = 0.041), and ocular disorders. Conclusions There is a high prevalence of ocular disorders among small-scale welders. Conjunctiva disorders, presbyopia and myopia were the commonest. Being female, age 35 and above and foreign body removal, were significantly associated with ocular disorders among welders. Policies should be put in place to ensure all welders use proper personal -protective equipment (welding helmets), and also receive regular eye checkup and health education. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12886-019-1150-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in Ogun state, Nigeria

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Psychological and social adjustment to blindness: Understanding from two groups of blind people in Ilorin, Nigeria

Psychological and social adjustment to blindness: Understanding from two groups of blind people in Ilorin, Nigeria

Adventitious blindness: The road to self-acceptance

Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with ocular disorders in small-scale welders in Katwe, Kampala

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