Prevalence of Primary Open-angle Glaucoma in an Urban South Indian Population and Comparison with a Rural Population

Glaucoma Awareness and Self-Care Practices among the Health Professionals in a Medical College Hospital

“…The estimated prevalence of glaucoma for India is 11.9 million [3]. The prevalence of Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in rural South India among 40+ population was estimated as 1.7% in rural population and 3.5% in the urban population according to the ACES study [4,5]. Glaucoma assumes deserving priority under Vision 2020 Right to Sight India program [6].…”

Evaluation of the effectiveness of ophthalmic assistants as screeners for glaucoma in North India

“…The relatively higher than expected proportion of subjects diagnosed as glaucoma suspects in the community setting (23.8%), based on population based prevalence studies in India, [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] could be explained by different criteria used for the diagnosis of glaucoma suspects compared with those used to diagnose glaucoma. The patients visiting the screening camps cannot be considered to be representative of the population.…”

“…Optic disc cuppingFeyes with a cup disc ratio or cup disc ratio asymmetry 497.5th percentile for the normal population, that is, vertical cup disc ratio (VCDR)Z0.7 or asymmetry of the cup disc ratio of The 97.5 percentile for IOP and VCDR for the Indian population was defined based on a population based study carried out in South India. 4 Measurement of the central ACD for the detection of occludable angles was based on a study carried out in an East Asian population. 26 Owing to the unavailability of pachymeter, central ACD using A-scan was used as a surrogate for true ACD.…”

“…3 A number of population-based cross-sectional studies on glaucoma in various parts of India show a prevalence of 2.6-4.39% in populations of 40 years and older. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Importantly, of those identified with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in these studies, more than 90% of subjects were diagnosed for the first time to have POAG and approximately one-fifth of those with POAG were blind due to glaucoma in one or both eyes. 5,7,12 Received: 4 Results from various randomised-controlled trials [13][14][15][16][17] support the view that the loss of visual function in most patients with ocular hypertension and glaucoma can be delayed by achieving a lower level of intraocular pressure (IOP).…”

Drug Utilization Study In Primary Glaucoma Patients Attending the Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh

“…7 The prevalence was comparatively higher in urban south India as per the Chennai Glaucoma Study (3.5%). 8 More importantly, it was observed that more than 90% cases of glaucoma were undiagnosed and identified only at the time of survey (98.6% in the Chennai Glaucoma Study and 93% in ACES). Many groups of drugs are available to treat glaucoma in addition to surgical options.…”