| Current supplement Archive Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica |
3/2004
vol. 106 abstract:
Original paper
Epidemiology of primary glaucoma cases requiring hospital treatment among Gdynia inhabitants
Marta Nowakowska-Klimek
1
,
Lucyna Łuksza
1
,
Barbara Wiśniewska
2
,
Barbara Iwaszkiewicz-Bilikiewicz
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 3: S469–S470
Online publish date: 2022/12/29
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Purpose
The paper proves to show the influence of new strategies in therapy of primary glaucoma, on the number of trabeculectomies performed. Material and methods Sex, age, kind of glaucoma and indications to the surgery in patients treated in the Municipal Hospital of Gdynia in the years 1992-2003 have been analyzed. Results The number of hospitalized females was much higher than males. 60,34% of them were over 60 years old. In that period 865 patients were hospitalized, 614 with POAG and 251 with PACG. In 163 of them, 124 trabeculectomies were performed: in the years 1992-1997 and 39 in the period of 1998-2003 years. Conclusions The decrease in trabeculectomies indicates more and more effective prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma. keywords:
epidemiology, primary open angle glaucoma, primary angle-closure glaucoma, treatment, trabeculectomy |
