Epidemiological Profile Of The Ophthalmology Emergency Service Of The Complexo Hospitalar Ouro Verde - Campinas (SP)

Abstract

PURPOSE: To trace the epidemiology of eye diseases seen at this emergency eye care center. METHODS: A cross-sectional, observational, retrospective survey was conducted involving patient records assisted in the emergency room at the period of January of 2014. The analyzed factors were: age, gender, origin of patient and nosological entities. RESULTS: A total of 1063 patients were attended, 55.9% male and 44.1% female, the mean age was 37 years old. Of this sample, 18.2% were ocular trauma, 16.9% infectious conjuntivitis, 7.8% keratitis, 7.6% hordeolum, 7.5% ocular allergies, 4.7% subconjuntival hemorrhage, 3.9% blepharitis and meibomitis, 3.6% pterygium, 3.4% corneal ulcer and 26% other diagnosis. 73.5% were from emergency eye care admittance of our service and 26.5% were referrals from other services. CONCLUSION: The most frequent etiology was ocular trauma, the majority of patients were male at an economically-active age and their main origin was from admittance of emergency eye care center of this institute.

Keywords

• Epidemiology
• Eye diseases
• Urgencies
• Ocular trauma
• Conjuntivitis.