Gonioscopy in angle closure suspect patients | ||||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
| Volume 31, Issue 4, October 2020, Page 201-203 PDF (145.06 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.217941 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Laila M. Hammouda; Ahmed Sh. Mohamed; Mohamed S. EL-Din Mahmoud; Nosaiba E. Mohamed | ||||
| Department of Ophthalmology, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Glaucoma is an optic nerve disease of progressive course and it is one of the main diseases that can cause blindness worldwide. Fortunately glaucoma can be avoided with prophylaxis, this makes early detection and therefore early treatment is critical. Aim of the study: To detect PACG suspects using gonioscopy. Patients and Methods: Study Design: A prospective crosssectional observational study. Study Population: The study was done in Minia University hospital ophthalmology department on forty PAC suspect patients. It was performed between April2019 and December 2019. Results: 1-Demographic data &basic characteristics: The mean age of the patients was 46 ± 10.2 years (range: 25 to 65 years). Twenty-eight patients (70 %) were females and twelve patients (30%) were males. Patients with positive family history of angle closure glaucoma were nine (22.5%) while thirty-one patients (77.50%) were negative for family history. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Glaucoma; gonioscopy; blindness | ||||
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