FREQUENCY OF TYPES OF GLAUCOMA PRESENTING TO TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
| Main Authors: | Kundi, Arif Khan, Orakzai, Abdullah Ahmad, Khan, Osama Sherjeel |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4748687 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: “Glaucoma” is one of the primary causes of permanent blindness amongst the age-related ocular disorders, and its classification remains obscure. Objectives: To find out the frequency of types of “glaucoma” in patients presenting at the outdoor department. Methods: A “cross sectional study” was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. The study duration was six months. The study was conducted on 117 patients of both genders having glaucoma in any one or both eyes for more than six months. The age group ranged from 30 to 70 years, with mean age of 53.068±7.62 years and mean weight was 82.444±5.59 Kg. All patients underwent eye examinations twice, which were conducted by the consultant “ophthalmologist”. Humphrey FDT visual field analyzer was used for visual field testing. Supra threshold (C20-5 or C20-1) screening mode” was used to screen all the participants involved, after the procedure was explained and demonstrated to them. Both eyes underwent individual testing with no correction. Types of “glaucoma” were noted. Results: Most of patients had primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) accounting for 34.2% of cases followed by primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) being 6% whereas 7.7% of patients had secondary glaucoma. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that majority of patients presented with POAG. Also, we found that secondary glaucoma and primary angle closure glaucoma mostly resulted from operational cataract procedures.