Características del desprendimiento de retina regmatógeno en pacientes atendidos en la Clínica Oftalmológica OFTALMOLASER, Cuenca- Ecuador en el período 2013-2015

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the population treated at the Eye Clinic “Oftalmolaser” in the period 2013 - 2015. We conducted a quantitative descriptive study based on data collection and analysis of medical records, obtaining the following results: the frequency of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was higher in males with 54%; the most frequent cases occurred in the sixth decade of life with 30%, the average age of the population was 55 years, the most common medical record presented was pseudophakic and myopia with 27.4% for each condition. 51.08% did not present any ophthalmologic surgical history, the 36.02% reported cataract surgery. 63.40% of the patients had visual acuity disorders, visual field defects occurred in a 20.85%, the right eye was the most affected with 56%. 56% of patients searched medical treatment four weeks after the initial symptoms. 82.78% had visual acuity of 20/400 at physical examination and 56.11% had normal IOP, 40% present ocular hypotonia. The most frequent location was temporal superior with 30.56% and 71% had macula disease evidenced with retinoscopy