TOTAL NUMBER CASES AND CAUSATIVE AGENT OF GLAUCOMA IN TERTIARY EYE CARE CENTRE

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Glaucoma,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/05/052747
• Lead Sponsor: SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL

Brief Summary

Glaucoma is the leading cause of  irreversible blindness and second leading cause of blindness. The global prevalence of glaucoma is estimated at 3.54%. The estimated prevalence of glaucoma cases in India is reported to be 11.9 million.

Purpose of this study to know the prevalence and associated risk factors of different types of glaucoma in patients attending the tertiary eye care hospital in south India So we can improve the screening techniques to identify the glaucoma patients early

our study include patients of all age group, who will present in opd and outreach department of Sankara eye hospital , Guntur. A detailed history will be taken, complete ophthalmological examination will be done. all patients who were suspicious of glaucoma wiil be examined by VOLK’S 4 mirror gonioprism and will be attempted for automated visual field analysis and central corneal thickness examination

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 425

Inclusion Criteria

All patients attending opd and outreach dapartment of Sankara Eye Hospital of any age.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with neurological disc changes only without glaucomatous change i.e primary and secondary optic atrophy 2.
• abnormal disc morphology mimicking glaucoma.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to study the prevalence and associated risk factors of glaucoma in tertiary eye care hospital in south india	at the time of presentation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.To study the prevalence of different types of glaucoma in urban and rural subjects in Southern India	2.To study the associated risk factors of different subtypes of glaucoma

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL; 🇮🇳 Guntur, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL

🇮🇳Guntur, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

DR KAJAL PRIYA

Principal investigator

8826722272

kajalpriya965@gmail.com