Many general conditions have an impact on the fundus. The purpose of our\nwork was to study the epidemiological profile of patients referred to our service\nfor a review of the fundus and analyze the results. It was a retrospective\nstudy description of the examinations of the fundus during the period from\nJanuary 2016 to December 2017. In the ophthalmology department of the\nLome University Hospital Center, during the study period, 1019 consultations\nwere recorded, of which 727 were for fundus 6.84%. There were 336\nmen and 391 women, a sex ratio of 0.85. The age group 40 - 69 years accounted\nfor 61.9%. The frequency of the main reasons for the request was\nhypertension 54.2% (N = 394); hypertension complicated or associated with\nother conditions (CKI, CKD, pregnancy and diabetes) accounted for 21.6%\n(N = 157), headache associated with a decrease in visual acuity 8.25% (N =\n60), diabetes 6.46% (N = 47) and sickle cell disease 0.69% (N = 5). Hospitalized\npatients 52.41% (N = 381). The fundus was abnormal in 546 patients or\n75.11%. Hypertensive retinopathy was found 80.21% cases in hypertensive\npatients, diabetic retinopathy 43.42 in diabetic patients. Diabetics Fundus\nexamination in hospital practice found a retinal lesion in three-quarters of\ncases. It so important to ask the examination of the fundus most often in the\ncurrent pactise.
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