Population Prevalence, Pattern and Associated Factors for Retinal Diseases at High Altitude in Nepal
Over half of the study participants had retinal diseases, with hypertensive retinopathy, AMD, and high-altitude retinopathy as the most common retinal problems. A significant association of retinal diseases was found with ageing, and hypertension. Access to eye care services and control of systemic hypertension along with patient education should be emphasized among people living at high-altitude.
Authors
- Sanduk Ruit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4275-9894)
- Raba Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4153-2663)
- Manish Poudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-6724)
- Sushma Duwal
- Pradeep Banjara
- Elena Gurung
- Geoffrey C. Tabin
- Pratibha Neupane
Institutions
- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (NP)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/opth.s457153
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40