Causes of blindness and disability pensions in the eastern metropolitan area of Santiago Causas de ceguera y pensión de invalidez en el Area Metropolitana Oriente de Santiago.

Abstract

Between June 1983 and September 1987, 2799 disability pensions were given in the East Santiago Area, population 676,269. Of them, 222 (7.9%) were due to ophthalmological causes. Blindness as defined by the WHO was present in 57 cases. It was caused by myopia (33%), glaucoma (21%), diabetic retinopathy (9.8%), retinal detachment, cataract and optic atrophy (5.2%) and ocular trauma (3.5%).