PROFILE OF GLAUCOMA IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER OF KUMAON REGION, HALDWANI UTTARAKHAND
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 26
Abstract
[b]BACKGROUND[/b]: To study the profile of glaucoma in patients ≥35 years of age attending eye Out Patient Department in a tertiary care center of Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. [b]METHODS[/b]: A cross sectional study was conducted in Out Patient Department of Ophthalmology from November 2012 to October 2014. Total 200 patients were included in this study based on inclusion and exclusion criteria’s.[b] RESULTS[/b]: Among 200 patients, profile of primary glaucoma identified included primary angle closure glaucoma 84(42%), primary open angle glaucoma 63(32%), glaucoma suspect 32(16%) and normal tension glaucoma 21(10%). Among subtypes of angle closure glaucoma, spectrum was primary angle closure suspect 9(10.71%), primary angle closure 15(17.86%) and primary angle closure glaucoma 60(71.43%). Male patients were 106(53%) and female patients were 94(47%)[b]CONCLUSION[/b]: Primary angle closure glaucoma was observed most commonly followed by primary open angle glaucoma. Glaucoma was significantly associated with increase in age. Male patients outnumbered female patients. However, females were diagnosed more with primary angle closure glaucoma.
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Kalpana , Govind Titiyal, Vimlesh Sharma
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