Characteristics of Presbyopia Patients at Eye Health Center Makassar

Abstract

Presbyiopia is a visual disorder related to the age. It occurs lens stiffness followed by age. This research aimed to know characteristics of presbyopia patients at eye health center Makassar in period of Januari-Desember 2018. The research design is a descriptive study using secondary data. The number of samples in this study were 97 medical record data selected by purposive sampling and analyzed by univariat. The results showed that as many as 97 patients, the majority were 64 women (34%), the majority of the presbiop were at the age of 40-45 years as many as 23 people (23.7%). Based on the characteristics of the presbyope patient, there were 48 patients (49.5%) suffering from hypermetropic presbyopia, while 18 patients (18.5%) suffered from other presbyopes such as premature presbyopia (early). It is hoped that the provision of information about presbyopia can be a scientific support for the optometrist practice program.