Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

INCIDENCE OF PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA vs PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA AT TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES

Dr. Neeharika Shah, Dr. Payal Shah

Abstract :

 

PURPOSE

To compare incidence of POAG and PACG at their 1^st time presentation in OPD at M & J Western Regional Institute Of Ophthalmology

 

MATERIALS AND METHOD

This comparative study was conducted  between August 2016 to August 2017 on all the patient between 20-60 years age; diagnosed for the 1^st time with glaucoma. Detailed history with complete ophthalmological examination including TLE, SLE, Fundus examination, IOP measurement, OCT, Perimetry, Undilated Gonioscopy was done.

 

RESULTS

342(50.29%)  males and 338(49.71%)  females. Of  these 139(25.69%)  presented as  PACG with 99(71.22%)  requiring urgent PI and 39(28.05%)  of  them have severe glaucomatous changes with average IOP 38.3mmHg,  and 541(74.31%) as  POAG with no urgent intervention and  73(13.49%)  had severe glaucomatous changes with average IOP 37.5mmHg.

 

 

CONCLUSION

Incidence of POAG is more than  PACG , with PACG presented with more severity

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Dr. Neeharika Shah, Dr.Payal Shah, INCIDENCE OF PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA vs PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA AT TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-2, FEBRUARY-2018

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