A Clinical Analysis of Inpatients in the Department of Ophthalmology.

Park, Yeoung Geol; Lee, Yeon; Cho, Sung Hyun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1979;20(4):555-558.
Published online April 1, 1979.

A Clinical Analysis of Inpatients in the Department of Ophthalmology.

Yeoung Geol Park, Yeon Lee, Sung Hyun Cho

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.

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박영걸 , 이연 , 조성현 ( Young Geol Park , Yeon Lee , Sung Hyun Cho )

Abstract

A classification and analysis according to sex, age, disease entity and operation was done on 772 inpatients (1008 eyes) admitted to the department of ophthalmology at Chonnam University Hospital. The results were as follows: 1) There were 477 males(61.6%) and 300 females (38.9%). Males far outnumbered females. 2) According to age, the largest group was under age 10,131 (17.0%), and the smallest group in their thirties. 68 (8.8%). 3) Surgical procedures were performed on 517 patients(67%) and not on 255(33%) 4) There were no significant differences in the distribution of the involved site; 272 (35.2%) were left eyes, 266 (34.5%) right eyes, and 234(30.3%) both eyes. 5) The most common ocular diseases were, in order of frequency, catarct(35.1%), trauma, glaucoma, and strabismus.