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versión On-line ISSN 1727-897X
Resumen
MOLINA CURBELO, Dainisett; SANCHEZ PENALVER, Lisandra; VALDES VALES, Vismary y VASALLO GARCIA, Xiomara. Behavior of refractive errors in hypertensive and / or diabetic students and workers. University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos. Medisur [online]. 2020, vol.18, n.6, pp. 1122-1129. Epub 02-Dic-2020. ISSN 1727-897X.
Background:
suffering from non-communicable chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes increases the risk of contracting eye diseases.
Objective:
to determine refractive errors in hypertensive and / or diabetic students, teachers and workers at the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos.
Methods:
descriptive study carried out between January 2017 and the same month of 2018, which included 64 patients who presented a personal pathological history of arterial hypertension and / or diabetes mellitus, in which the presence or absence of refractive errors was determined. The data were obtained by ophthalmological examination.
Results:
the most affected age group was 50 years and over; the female sex predominated, the most prevalent refractive errors were compound hyperopic astigmatism and presbyopia; hypertensive patients prevailed. The most indicated optical correction was progressive lenses; the patients who attended the consultation the most were teachers.
Conclusions:
the detection and characterization of patients diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension in consultation is necessary for a better control of the ocular health status.
Palabras clave : refractive errors; students; health occupations; health personnel; hypertension; diabetes mellitus.