Patterns of Eye Diseases Among Patients Attending The Eye Investigation Unit of Sohag University Hospital

Patterns of Eye Diseases Among Patients Attending The Eye Investigation Unit of Sohag University Hospital

The goal of the work: is to assess the patterns of eye diseases in patients attending the eye investigation unit of Sohag University Hospital.organize the community education. The main question it aims to answer is

• DOES eye disease blindness prevalence rate increase in women more than men?
• What is the rate of glaucoma and other ocular diseases that causes irreversible blindness among the attending patients? Patients attending to the eye investigation unit of Sohag University Hospital in the period from January 2025 to December 2025 are being observed in this work to determine the eye diseases prevalence.

This type of study is helpful to get an idea about the epidemiology of ocular disorders. It is necessary to organize the community education and ensure early treatment to reduce the prevalence of such diseases in the general population.

• Aim of the work: is to assess the patterns of eye diseases in patients attending the eye investigation unit of Sohag University Hospital.

• Study design: observational Cross-Sectional study.3

• Patients and methods: all patients attending to the eye investigation unit of Sohag University Hospital in the period from January 2025 to December 2025.

• Inclusion criteria: All patients referred to the eye investigation unit from the outpatient clinic of Sohag university hospital, private clinics or health insurance.

• Exclusion criteria:

  1. Patients unable to measure visual acuity.
  2. Patients unable to measure intraocular pressure.
  3. Mentally retarded patients.
  4. Undiagnosed patients.

• Time schedule:

  1. Twelve months for collection of data, writing the review of literature and methodology.
  2. Three months for analysis of data and writing the results.
  3. Three months for writing the discussion and conclusions.

• ethical considerations:

  1. The study adheres to Tents of Helsinki declaration.
  2. The study will be approved by the ethical committee of the faculty of medicine Sohag University.
  3. An informed written consent will be taken from all of the participants in the study or their guardians

Inclusion Criteria:

- All patients referred to the eye investigation unit from the outpatient clinic of Sohag university hospital, private clinics or health insurance.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unable to measure visual acuity.
• Patients unable to measure intraocular pressure.
• Mentally retarded patients.
• Undiagnosed patients.