A Comparative study of serum Total Protein and Fractions between Normotensive, Nondiabetic Glaucoma patients with healthy Nonglaucoma individuals

Jadab Kishore Phukan; Meenakshi Saikia

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

A Comparative study of serum Total Protein and Fractions between Normotensive, Nondiabetic Glaucoma patients with healthy Nonglaucoma individuals

Jadab Kishore Phukan, Meenakshi Saikia

Abstract :

 Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy caused by a group of ocular conditions which leads to damage of the optic nerve with loss of visual function. Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness throughout the world. World Health Organization statistics, published in 1995, indicate that glaucoma accounts for 13.5% of global blindness. This study was done to asses and compares the serum totals protein concentration with special reference to albumin between normotensive, non–diabetic glaucoma patients and healthy controls. The mean total protein value in cases and controls were (7.08 ± 0.54) gm/dl and (7.89 ± 0.33) gm/dl and respectively which is a significant differences (p < 0.01). Mean albumin value in cases and controls were (3.23 ± 0.31) gm/dl and (4.09 ± 0.34) gm/dl respectively which is also statistically significant (p < 0.01). It was observed that both the total proteins and serum albumin were decreased in the patients group in comparison to controls group of the study population.