The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities. The correlation of visual impairment with demographic data, visual acuity and refractive error were also investigated. Materials & Methods: The clinical eye exam...

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Main Author: Muhamad Yusni, Muhamad Ali Imran
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22373/
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description Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities. The correlation of visual impairment with demographic data, visual acuity and refractive error were also investigated. Materials & Methods: The clinical eye examination data in community rehabilitation center around Selangor from year 2012 until 2014 were reviewed. Data of adults with disability were included. Results: Thirty five eye examination data of adults with disability were reviewed. The prevalence of VI among adults with disabilities was 17.14%. Learning disability had the highest prevalence of VI (11.43%), followed by physical disability (2.86%) and multiple disabilities (2.86%). There were poor correlation of VI between types of disability (r=-0.25, p>0.05), gender (r=-0.39, p>0.05) and age (r=+0.023, p>0.05). Surprisingly, a weak correlation was revealed in VI with visual acuity (r=-0.09,p<0.05). Refractive error also showed a weak correlation and no significant between visual impairment and refractive error (r=-0.083, p>0.05). Conclusions: These finding showed a significant burden of vision impairment among adults with disability. The poor and insignificant correlation of VI with some factors might be due to incomplete and insufficient of clinical eye examination data. However, the important of eye examination and early detection of vision problem still need to be highlighted among individual with disability in primary eye care services.
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spelling uitm-223732018-12-14T03:06:02Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22373/ The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni Muhamad Yusni, Muhamad Ali Imran Optometry. Opticians. Eyeglasses Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities. The correlation of visual impairment with demographic data, visual acuity and refractive error were also investigated. Materials & Methods: The clinical eye examination data in community rehabilitation center around Selangor from year 2012 until 2014 were reviewed. Data of adults with disability were included. Results: Thirty five eye examination data of adults with disability were reviewed. The prevalence of VI among adults with disabilities was 17.14%. Learning disability had the highest prevalence of VI (11.43%), followed by physical disability (2.86%) and multiple disabilities (2.86%). There were poor correlation of VI between types of disability (r=-0.25, p>0.05), gender (r=-0.39, p>0.05) and age (r=+0.023, p>0.05). Surprisingly, a weak correlation was revealed in VI with visual acuity (r=-0.09,p<0.05). Refractive error also showed a weak correlation and no significant between visual impairment and refractive error (r=-0.083, p>0.05). Conclusions: These finding showed a significant burden of vision impairment among adults with disability. The poor and insignificant correlation of VI with some factors might be due to incomplete and insufficient of clinical eye examination data. However, the important of eye examination and early detection of vision problem still need to be highlighted among individual with disability in primary eye care services. 2016 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22373/1/TD_MUHAMAD%20ALI%20IMRAN%20MUHAMAD%20YUSNI%20HS%20B%2016_5.pdf Muhamad Yusni, Muhamad Ali Imran (2016) The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni. (2016) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/22373.pdf>
spellingShingle Optometry. Opticians. Eyeglasses
Muhamad Yusni, Muhamad Ali Imran
The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title_full The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title_fullStr The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title_full_unstemmed The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title_short The prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / Muhamad Ali Imran Muhamad Yusni
title_sort prevalence of visual impairment among adults with disabilities / muhamad ali imran muhamad yusni
topic Optometry. Opticians. Eyeglasses
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22373/