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مقاله
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Abstract
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Title:
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Trend in Cataract Surgical Rate in Iran Provinces
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Author(s):
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Hassan Hashemi, Farhad Rezvan, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Hamidreza Gilasi, Koroush Etemad, Alireza Mahdavi, Soheila Asgari
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Presentation Type:
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Poster
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Subject:
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Cornea and Anterior Segment
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Others:
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Presenting Author:
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Name:
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Farhad Rezvan
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Affiliation :(optional)
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Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran; Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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E mail:
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farhadrezvan@gmail.com
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Phone:
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Mobile:
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09123135116
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Purpose:
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To determine the trend of changes in Cataract Surgical Rate (CSR) in the provinces of Iran during 2006 to 2010 and identify high risk areas.
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Methods:
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This report is part of the Iranian CSR Study. 110 centers were chosen from all provinces. The weight of major (>3,000 annual surgeries) and minor (≤3,000 annual surgeries) centers was calculated.
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Results:
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In eight provinces, CSR was decreased by 1-60%. One province (Booshehr) showed no change. Eighteen provinces had 2-79% increase. North Khorasan had the most decrease while Kerman had the most increase in CSR. Six of these 8 provinces had CSR>3,000 despite a decrease in 2010, but North Khorasan had CSR<3,000 over the whole 5 year period. In 4 provinces, CSR had a gap from 3,000 despite an ascending trend, and in two, the gap was quite considerable.
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Conclusion:
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Although CSR has an improving trend in most provinces, it is decreasing in some provinces, and despite an already low CSR, the exacerbation continues. The growing population of over 50 year olds calls for prompt measures in such provinces. Even in improving provinces, some lag behind the minimum recommended by WHO, and the growth rate of the over 50 population reveals the necessity of immediate planning.
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