Características de catarata senil en pacientes atendidos en la Fundación DONUM, Cuenca-Ecuador en periodos 2015-2018

Abstract

Objective: Describe the characteristics of senile cataract in patients treated at the Donum Foundation, Cuenca-Ecuador in the period 2015-2018. Methods and techniques: A quantitative, descriptive, observational, retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in 308 patients operated of senile cataract in the Donum Foundation, Cuenca, in the period 2015-2018. Descriptive statistics methods and Microsoft Excel software version 10.0 will be used for data analysis and detailed in simple tables. Results: The frequency of senile cataract was 72% in patients aged 71-80 years being more than half of female sex and rural residence, general pathological background of arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus predominated, in the ophthalmologic antecedents the previous surgery of the eye led followed by glaucoma, the ocular manifestation in 100% of patients was the alteration of visual acuity; the bilateral ocular condition with location of nuclear opacity and a mature and immature stage were in similar frequencies; The surgical technique that predominated was the extracapsular, presenting complications in 25 to 30% of patients. Conclusions: The most frequent type of cataract is senile, with a prevalence of age between 71 - 80; female sex and rural residence are also predominant factors. Arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the main comorbidities, with an alteration in visual acuity in all patients, nuclear location, immature and mature stage, extracapsular surgery was the more frequent technique, with satisfactory postoperative results in the majority of population.