Publication: Prevalence of glaucoma in Sunsari district of eastern Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sah, RP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Badhu, BP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pokharel, PK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thakur, SKD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Das, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Panda, A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-28T06:48:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-28T06:48:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | Sah RP 1, Badhu BP2, Pokharel PK3, Thakur SKD 4, Das H 2, Panda A5 1Rana Ambika Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairawa, Nepal, 2Department of Ophthalmology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, 3 Department of Community Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, 4Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata, India, 5Dr R P Centre for Ophthalmic studies, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aims: To determine prevalence of glaucoma and glaucoma suspect in subjects 40 years and above in Sunsari district of eastern Nepal. Methods: A community based cross sectional study examining 1600 selected subjects was carried out. In all subjects best corrected visual acuity was determined. Oblique torch light test was used for anterior chamber depth evaluation. Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements with Perkins tonometer and fundus examination were carried out in the community. Subjects diagnosed as glaucoma suspect were further evaluated in the hospital using slit lamp examination, gonioscopy and Goldmann perimetry. Glaucoma was defined by characteristic disc and visual field changes irrespective of the level of IOP. Results: Of 1600 subjects examined, the prevalence of glaucoma was found to be 0.938%. The prevalences of primary open angle glaucoma, primary angle closure glaucoma, secondary glaucoma and ocular hypertension were 0.562%, 0.125%, 0.250% and 0.500% respectively. Lens induced glaucoma accounted for all the cases of secondary glaucoma. Conclusion: The prevalence of glaucoma in the Sunsari District of Nepal is 0.938%, which is lower than that reported in the neighboring regions. Lens induced glaucoma is highly prevalent as a cause of secondary glaucoma. Key words: Glaucoma, prevalence, Eastern Nepal, secondary glaucoma | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/805 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of glaucoma in Sunsari district of eastern Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 348 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 343 | |
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