TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Profile of Patients Visiting a Tertiary Eye Hospital and their Perception Regarding Barrier for Eye Care Services in the Western Saudi Arabia
T2  - International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research

PY  - 2017
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SN  - 2313-2752

AB  - Introduction: King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) is a tertiary health 
care hospital in western Saudi Arabia. We present the profile of eye 
patients visiting this institution and their perceived barriers for the 
access to eye care. Methodology: This case series type of study was 
conducted between January and June 2014. Close-ended questions were used
 to collect the responses of patients. Results: Our series had 165 eye 
patients. The proportion of male and female population in the study area
 was 57:43. The sex ratio of eye patient was 59:41. Sixty patients (37%)
 needed more than one-hour car-drive to reach hospital. Majority of eye 
patients were referred from Al-Noor specialist hospital 53(32%) and 
Hiraa General Hospital 40 (24%) of Makkah. Conclusion: Eye patients of 
KAMC reside mainly in Makkah. Female gender was not while distance was a
 barrier for accessing tertiary eye care. The workload in eye unit of 
KAMC was low.
KW  - Barriers
KW  - Perception
KW  - Access to eye care
KW  - Ophthalmic services
KW  - Tertiary eye hospital
KW  - Western Saudi Arabia.
DO  - 10.18488/journal.9/2017.4.1/9.1.12.14