Angle-closure glaucoma in an urban population in southern india

Dandona, Lalit; Dandona, Rakhi; Mandal, Partha Pratim; Marmamula, Srinivas; John, Rajesh K; McCarty, Catherine A.; Rao, Gullapalli N

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00274-8

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“…However, as the proportion of angle-closure glaucoma to open-angle glaucoma in the present study was equal to or lower than in other investigations, it may only serve to strengthen that finding. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Another limitation of the study is that gonioscopy was performed only for all study participants with glaucoma and all glaucoma suspects. However, as some of the glaucoma suspects were discovered as such first at the occasion of the assessment of the optic disc photographs, which took later than the clinical examination, gonioscopy was not performed for all glaucoma suspects.…”

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Glaucoma and mortality in the Beijing Eye Study

Wang

Jonas

2008

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Purpose To assess the relationship between glaucoma and mortality in a population-based setting. Methods At baseline in 2001, the Beijing Eye Study examined 4356 subjects for glaucoma with a detected glaucoma frequency of 135/ 4356 or 3.1%. Mean age was 55.9 ± 10.4 years (40-101 years). In 2006, all study participants were reinvited for a follow-up examination. Results Out of the 4356 subjects, 3208 (73.6%) subjects returned for follow-up examination, while 124 (2.8%) subjects were dead, and 1024 (23.5%) subjects did not agree to be reexamined or had moved away. 26, 4.20). If the whole glaucoma group was differentiated into an open-angle glaucoma group and an angleclosure group, mortality was still significantly associated with age (Po0.001), gender (Po0.001), level of education (Po0.001), and with the presence of angle-closure glaucoma (P ¼ 0.006; OR: 3.09; 95% CI: 1.49, 10.2), while the association with the presence of openangle glaucoma was marginally significant (P ¼ 0.13; OR: 1.83; 95% CI: 0.84, 4.01). Conclusions The data suggest that glaucoma, particularly angle-closure glaucoma, may be associated with an increased rate of mortality in adult Chinese in Greater Beijing.

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Glaucoma and mortality in the Beijing Eye Study

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Jonas

2008

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“…Ramakrishnan R et al [15] in glaucoma in a rural population of southern India: the Aravind comprehensive eye survey showed that increasing age and male gender were significantly associated with POAG. Dandona et al [8] in Angle-Closure glaucoma in an urban population in southern India. The Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study observed increasing age and female gender to be more common with angle closure glaucoma.…”

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“…This was comparable to various other studies. [8,13,14,15] Das et al [13] observed bilateral blindness in 8 to 14% of patients in various subtypes of angle closure glaucoma while Ramakrishnan R et al [15] observed that 20.9% were blind in …”

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“…[5,6,7] Strategies for early detection of glaucoma could reduce the high risk of blindness resulting from glaucoma. [8] In India every eighth person above the age of 40 years is either suffering from glaucoma or is at high risk of disease. Therefore, to detect glaucoma, it is necessary to perform a comprehensive eye evaluation on every person who comes to an eye care system.…”

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Profile of Glaucoma in a Tertiary Care Center of Kumaon Region, Haldwani Uttarakhand

Kalpana¹,

Titiyal²,

Sharma³

2015

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“…It is estimated that by the year 2020 there would be 79.6 million people burdened by glaucoma, 47% of the glaucoma worldwide would be in Asia with more than 75% being Angle closure glaucoma 1 .At present 12 million Indians were affected by glaucoma accounting for 12.8% of the blindness of the country with 45 to 55% of primary glaucoma being PACG 2 .A large proportion of PACG in this population was undiagnosed and untreated because more than 80% of the chronic angle closures have no significant symptoms. Because visual loss resulting from PACG is potentially preventable if peripheral iridotomy or iridectomy is performed in the early stages, strategies for early detection of PACG could reduce the high risk of blindness resulting from PACG seen in this urban population of India 3 . Subacute angle closure glaucoma frequently damages eyes and affects vision, yet may show no obvious evidence of its presence between attacks.…”

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Assessment of Occludable Angle in Angle Closure Glaucoma Patients Having High Risk

Rao¹,

Mandalapu²,

Manasa³

2016

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Abstract:Introduction: At present 12 million Indians were affected by glaucoma accounting for 12.8% of the blindness of the country with 45 to 55% of primary glaucoma being PACG. The screening of patients with a high risk of iridotrabecular contact and subsequently primary angle closure is important. Early diagnosis and treatment is very much essential in dealing with high risk groups for angle closure glaucoma having occludable angle. The main aim of this study is to screen for Angle Closure Glaucoma in high risk groups with the Objectives:1) To know the incidence of occludable angles in high risk groups for angle closure glaucoma. 2) To highlight the importance of screening for angle closure suspects in high risk groups. Methodology: The present longitudinal study was conducted in the Dept. of ophthalmology, Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation (Dr.PSIMS), Chinoutapalli, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh with the institutional ethical committee clearance. A sample of 100 selected patients who attended ophthalmology opd as outpatients. Results: Out of 100 cases 18% patients had occludable angles, 72% patients had open angles.Degree of hypermetropia in the occludable angles: Out of 18 cases with occludable angles 4 eyes had hyperopic error between 0.50-1.00D, 9 cases had hyperopic error between 1.25-2.00D,5 cases had hyperopic error between 2.50-3.00D. In the present study, 20% cases were known Diabetics out of them 40% had occludable angles. Conclusion: Measurement of peripheral anterior chamber depth is believed to be useful for glaucoma screening and gonioscopy should make the final assessment. For primary angle closure (PAC) or early primary angle closure glaucoma, case detection presents the unique opportunity to prevent blindness from glaucoma.

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Angle-closure glaucoma in an urban population in southern india

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Glaucoma and mortality in the Beijing Eye Study

Glaucoma and mortality in the Beijing Eye Study

Profile of Glaucoma in a Tertiary Care Center of Kumaon Region, Haldwani Uttarakhand

Assessment of Occludable Angle in Angle Closure Glaucoma Patients Having High Risk

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