Prevalencia de catarata traumática en pacientes de 25 a 45 años en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 2018-2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Traumatic cataract is an important cause of unilateral vision loss, a consequence of post-ocular trauma, it is relevant in the health and interhospital environment, due to the impact on the patient's quality of life, even being related to deaths. early and the fact that it can be treated with just surgery. Objective: To determine the prevalence of traumatic cataract in patients aged 25 to 45 at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during the period 2018 - 2021. Materials and methods: It is an observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study, which had a population of 126 patients with diagnosis of traumatic cataract that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, admitted to the ophthalmology department of the HTMC, data collection was obtained through the AS400. Results: A prevalence of 1.18% was obtained, where the most frequent age range is 31-35 years (31%) with a predominance of the male sex (89.7%) compared to the female sex (10.3%). The most frequent type of etiology was domestic trauma (41.3), continuous work accidents (38.1%), car accidents (8.7%), chemical accidents being less frequent (4.8%), sport (4%) , and assaults (3.2%). The most used surgical techniques were phacoemulsification (51.6%), with respect to postoperative complications, it was found that the majority did not present them (80.2%). Conclusion: The most frequent age was 31-35 years. The most relevant type of etiology was domestic accidents and the predominant sex was male, the most used surgical technique was phacoemulsification and post-surgical complications were not so relevant.