Table 2 Ocular findings per person by area of residence.

From: Prevalence of ocular findings regardless of visual acuity status in older adults from the Brazilian Amazon Region

Ocular findings

Rural area

Urban area

All

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

No abnormalities

91 (10.57)

174 (14.75)

265 (12.98)

Eyelids

Blepharitis

6 (0.70)

40 (3.39)

46 (2.25)

Structural abnormality1

17 (1.97)

14 (1.19)

31 (1.52)

Anterior segment

Cornea

Cornealscar/opacification

48 (5.57)

68 (5.76)

116 (5.68)

Keratitis

3 (0.35)

7 (0.59)

10 (0.49)

Conjunctiva

Pterygium

548 (63.65)

651 (55.17)

1199 (58.75)

Pinguecula

173 (20.09)

182 (15.42)

355 (17.39)

Conjunctivitis

6 (0.70)

12 (1.02)

18 (0.88)

Iris

Structural abnormality2

17 (1.97)

27 (2.29)

44 (2.16)

Absent puppilary response

18 (2.09)

21 (1.78)

39 (1.91)

Lens

Cataract

379 (44.02)

547 (46.36)

926 (45.37)

Pseudoexfoliation

5 (0.58)

12 (1.02)

17 (0.83)

Posterior Segment

Glaucoma cupping

80 (9.29)

100 (8.47)

180 (8.82)

Maculopathy3

40 (4.65)

85 (7.20)

125 (6.12)

Scar4

32 (3.72)

40 (3.39)

72 (3.53)

Age-related macular degeneration

22 (2.56)

20 (1.69)

42 (2.06)

Vascular retinopathy

15 (1.74)

20 (1.69)

35 (1.71)

Vitreous opacity

17 (1.97)

13 (1.10)

30 (1.47)

Diabetic retinopathy

9 (1.05)

13 (1.10)

22 (1.08)

Other optical atrophy

4 (0.46)

7 (0.59)

11 (0.54)

High myopia

2 (0.23)

6 (0.51)

8 (0.39)

Retina detachment

1 (0.12)

4 (0.34)

5 (0.24)

Retinitis pigmentosa

1 (0.12)

2 (0.17)

3 (0.15)

IOP ≥ 21 mmHg

5 (0.58)

44 (3.73)

49 (2.40)

Globe

Phthisis bulbi

8 (0.93)

14 (1.19)

22 (1.08)

Absent/desorganized

0 (0.00

1 (0.08)

1 (0.05)

Total

861 (100.00%)

1180 (100.00%)

2041 (100.00%)

  1. 1Entropion, irregular margins, ptosis; 2Corectopy, iris atrophy, synechiae; 3Maculopathy, drusen, retinal pigment epithelium atrophy; 4chorioretinitis, peripapilary atrophy, congenital abnormalities.
  2. *The totals for the cause specific prevalence exceed the Total because a person can present two or more different ocular conditions in either eye.