Comparision of prevalence, demographical profile and visual status of POAG and PACG at first visit in a tertiary care centre in south west Punjab

Dr. Shilpi Kochar; Dr. Ritu Agarwal; Dr. Sahil Jain

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Comparision of prevalence, demographical profile and visual status of POAG and PACG at first visit in a tertiary care centre in south west Punjab

Dr. Shilpi Kochar, Dr. Ritu Agarwal, Dr. Sahil Jain

Abstract :

Purpose– To compare the prevalence, demographical profile and visual status of POAG and PACG at first visit in a tertiary care centre in south west Punjab

Materials and methods–: Cross sectional observational study of 50 patients with primary glaucoma was done. Detailed history was taken and all patients underwent complete physical and ocular examination.

Results– 48% were suffering from POAG and 52% were suffering from PACG. Mean age was 56.58 in POAG and 54.42 years in PACG with male predomniancy in POAG. From POAG patients 41.6% had VA<3/60 comparative to PACG patients 15.3%.

Conclusion– Prevalence of POAG and PACG is almost equal with PACG on slightly higher side and mean age of presentation was slightly higher for POAG than PACG. Good Vision (≥ 6/18) was more common in PACG than POAG while POAG is more commonly associated with blindness (<3/60) at presentation.