Clinical and demographic profile of patients less than 40 years of age presenting to glaucoma services at a tertiary care eye hospital in South India

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dc.contributor.authorParab, Aditien_US
dc.contributor.authorKavitha, Srinivasanen_US
dc.contributor.authorOdayappan, Annamalaien_US
dc.contributor.authorVenkatesh, Rengarajen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:35:29Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:35:29Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To study the clinical and demographic profile of patients less than 40 years of age presenting to glaucoma services including the reasons for referral. Methods: Patients in the age group of 5 to 39 years, visiting the glaucoma clinic, who were either suspected to have glaucoma or who had been newly/previously diagnosed with glaucoma were included in the study. After informed written consent, basic demographic details of the participants including age, gender, education, socioeconomic status, and family history were obtained. A comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation was performed by glaucoma specialists. Results: The proportion of glaucoma in the study population (n = 384) was found to be 31.25%, and the incidence of glaucoma among new patients was found to be 11.9%. Among all glaucomas (n = 120), 44.2% of patients had secondary glaucomas, 27.5% had primary glaucomas, and 28.3% had congenital glaucomas. Also, 67.3% of all glaucoma patients were males. Newly diagnosed glaucoma patients presented with a mean intraocular pressure (IOP) of 32.9 mmHg and mild–moderate disc damage with a mean cup?disc ratio of 0.65. Nearly one?third of them had a presenting visual acuity worse than 5/60. The most common reason for referral was raised IOP. Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that the odds of developing glaucoma were less in females (P = 0.04) and in patients with a higher standard of living index (P < 0.001). Conclusion: One?third of the patients had glaucoma and another one?third were suspects. Secondary glaucomas are more common than primary/congenital glaucomas. A comprehensive eye evaluation is a must, especially in those with predisposing factors.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Glaucoma, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationParab Aditi, Kavitha Srinivasan, Odayappan Annamalai, Venkatesh Rengaraj. Clinical and demographic profile of patients less than 40 years of age presenting to glaucoma services at a tertiary care eye hospital in South India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Dec; 70(12): 4186-4192en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224722
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume70en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_963_22en_US
dc.subjectDemographic profileen_US
dc.subjectjuvenile open?angle glaucomaen_US
dc.subjectreasons for referralen_US
dc.subjectsecondary glaucomasen_US
dc.subjectunder 40en_US
dc.titleClinical and demographic profile of patients less than 40 years of age presenting to glaucoma services at a tertiary care eye hospital in South Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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