Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes idosos com catarata

Abstract

Abstract: Identify the sociodemographic characteristics and epidemiological data of the elderly patients who underwent surgery for cataract correction in a regional reference hospital and to evaluate the most used surgical technique. A cross-sectional study was carried out by analyzing the charts of a sample of 266 patients randomly selected from an Ophthalmological Hospital of regional reference in Rio Grande do Sul. During the study period, 266 patients aged 60 years aged or older who underwent cataract surgery in 2016. A mean age of 73.2 years (SD = 7.1) was observed, of which 166 patients (62.4%) were female, and 89.5% were white. Regarding the profession, 69.5% were retired, 32% had diabetes mellitus and 72, 2% had systemic arterial hypertension. Based on the results, the epidemiological profile of the patients who underwent cataract correction surgery can be better understood. It is therefore necessary to continue guaranteeing access to care and treatment of this condition to the population in the Public Health System.