Prevalence of Glaucoma among High Myopia | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 20, Volume 72, Issue 3, July 2018, Pages 4154-4164 PDF (400.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9132 | ||
| Author | ||
| Osama Abd El Kader Salem *, Amr Ismail El Awamry*, Yasser Abd El Maguid El Zanklony *, Omnia Mohammed Abd El-Fatah ** | ||
| * Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University ** Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is characterized by the selective loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, which manifests as the loss of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). Numerous studies have shown that the extent of RNFL damage correlates with the severity of functional deficit in the visual field (VF), and that RNFL measurement by optical coherence tomography (OCT) has good sensitivity for the detection of glaucoma. Purpose: To assess the prevalence of glaucoma among high myopic patients and the association between them using standard automated perimetry (SAP) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Patients and Methods: A prospective observational randomized cross sectional study included a total of 80 eyes with high myopia, in the period from November 2017 to April 2018. Results: This cross sectional study included 44 subjects with 80 eyes regarding high myopia using the outpatient services of the Qlawoon Hospital, Cairo, who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria between November 2017 and April 2018 aiming to determine the prevalence of glaucoma in high myopic patients. Conclusion: RNFL thickness mean is; for average thickness is 86.37, for superior thickness is 90.06 and for inferior thickness is 82.68 a highly significant P-value. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Glaucoma; High myopia; Intraocular Pressure; myopic macular degenerations | ||
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