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2011, Volume 17, Issue 3 : 25-28
Research Article
Audit of the glaucoma clinic
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chandka Medical College/SMBBMU, Larkana Sindh, Banglow# 01 Type II, CMC Staff Colony, Pakistan
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Department of Ophthalmology, Peoples University of Medical and Health sciences, Nawabshah, Pakistan
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Department of Ophthalmology, GMM Medical College/SMBBMU, Larkana Sindh, Pakistan
Abstract

Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the frequency of the various types of glaucomas presented in our setup. Design: Hospital based multicentre descriptive study. Period: 3 years, from June 2006 to May 2009. Patients & Methods: About 161 patients who were clinically diagnosed as various types of Glaucoma were registered from the glaucoma clinic conducted once a week in the Department of Ophthalmology. 100 patients at CMC hospital Larkana and 61 patients at Peoples University of medical and health sciences Nawabshah. The disease was diagnosed on the basis of history, clinical examination, ophthalmic examination including visual acuity, slit lamp examination, applanation tonometry, gonioscopy, visual field examination and fundus examination. Results: In this study of 209 eyes of 161 patients various types glaucoma was diognosed after the complete ophthalmic examination. Among 209 eyes primary open angle glaucoma was seen in 80 (38.27 %) eyes, secondary glaucoma in 70 (33.49 %) eyes, primary angle closure glaucoma 25 (11.96 %) eyes, normotensive glaucoma 18 (8.61 %) eyes, congenital glaucoma 16 (7.65 %) eyes respectively. Conclusion: In this hospital based descriptive study primary open angle glaucoma was more frequently seen followed by secondary glaucomas and primary angle closure glaucoma.

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