A SURVEY ON GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE AGED 40 YEARS AND OLDER OF URMIA POP LAB -2003

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SHARIFI N.; SALARI SH.; TAVALALI A.; ELIASI K.

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Journal: Studies in Medical Sciences Year:2006 | Volume:17 | Issue:2 Page(s): 109-113

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A SURVEY ON GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE AGED 40 YEARS AND OLDER OF URMIA POP LAB -2003

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SHARIFI N. | SALARI SH. | TAVALALI A. | ELIASI K. | Issue Writer Certificate

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GLAUCOMAQ4

SCREENINGQ3

LOPQ3

URMAI POP LABQ3

Abstract

Background & Aims: GLAUCOMA is the first irreversible factor in the world whose major risk factor is elevated by intraocular pressure (lOP). It causes visual impairment, low vision, and eventual blindness. This prevalent disease is qualified to screen GLAUCOMA due to being chronic and having no specific clinical signs. This research was performed to determine GLAUCOMA prevalence in Urmia pop lab. Materials & Methods: This research was a descriptive-analytic study and was designed in cross-sectional method. In the fIrst stage, the population of pop lab was clustered and then 440 cases aged>/=40 years old were selected by cluster sampling. After coordinating and taking a letter of satisfaction the subjects were asked to refer to the ophthalmology clinic of Imam Hospital. A questionnaire consisting of two parts was used to collect data. Standard methods including tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, and perimetry were used for diagnosis of GLAUCOMA. The collected data was analyzed through proportional frequencies, mean, standard deviation, T and X2 tests.Results: The mean age of cases was 55.2±11.39 and 44.8% of samples were male and 55.2% were female, 43.4% were illiterate, 50% were housewives and only 38.9% of the subjects had background of the disease. A record of familial GLAUCOMA was observed in 8.2% of cases. Clinical examinations showed that 96.1% of them had LOP£21 mmhg and 3.9% IOP2³21mmhg. 98.6% of the cases had Cup/Disk£0/5 and 1.4% with Cup/Disk > 0.5. At the end GLAUCOMA prevalence was estimated about 2.5% in population study.Discussion: In this study ocular hypertension was more prevalent than glucoma with the same results of other studies. Prevalence of OHT and GLAUCOMA rate was higher in women than men. The results of this study was matched with similar studies in the region and indicated that GLAUCOMA prevalence was high in the aged ones. It is suggested to carry out preventive and therapy programs regarding the undesirable prognosis of the disease.

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SHARIFI, N., SALARI, SH., TAVALALI, A., & ELIASI, K.. (2006). A SURVEY ON GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE AGED 40 YEARS AND OLDER OF URMIA POP LAB -2003. STUDIES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE (THE JOURNAL OF URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCINCES), 17(2), 109-113. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/64304/en

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SHARIFI N., SALARI SH., TAVALALI A., ELIASI K.. A SURVEY ON GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE AGED 40 YEARS AND OLDER OF URMIA POP LAB -2003. STUDIES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE (THE JOURNAL OF URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCINCES)[Internet]. 2006;17(2):109-113. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/64304/en

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N. SHARIFI, SH. SALARI, A. TAVALALI, and K. ELIASI, “A SURVEY ON GLAUCOMA PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE AGED 40 YEARS AND OLDER OF URMIA POP LAB -2003,” STUDIES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE (THE JOURNAL OF URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCINCES), vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 109–113, 2006, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/64304/en

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