Abstract

Objective: To determine the causes of Secondary Glaucoma in Glaucoma clinic in Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Malir Karachi.

Materials and Methods: This hospital based, Cross-sectional study was carried out at glaucoma clinic of Al Ibrahim Eye Hospital from June to November, 2019. Non-probability, purposive sampling technique was used. A total of 1000 subjects attended glaucoma clinic. Among 2000 eyes, 40 eyes were diagnosed with secondary glaucoma. All ocular examination belonged to secondary glaucoma were performed. Demographics features and etiologies were recorded. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. Research Ethical Committee (REC) of ISRA Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology gave ethical approval. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data.

Results: A total of 80 eyes of 40 subjects with secondary glaucoma were included. Among 80 eyes, 40 eyes were affected with secondary glaucoma (SG). 31 subjects (77.5%) were males while 9 subjects (22.5%) were females. Frequency of secondary glaucoma was found to be 4%. Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma was the most common cause of secondary glaucoma present in 20 eyes (50%), Neovascularization glaucoma was presented in 13 (32.5%) eyes, 4 (10%) eyes were affected by Angle recession glaucoma while 3 (7.5%) eyes were involved in Steroid induced glaucoma.

Conclusion: This study concluded that the common cause of secondary glaucoma was Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and males were more affected than females.

Keywords: Glaucoma; Secondary Glaucoma; Causes

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Citation: Shua Azam., et al. “Causes of Secondary Glaucoma among Patients Presenting in Glaucoma Clinic at Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 4.5 (2021):15-18 .

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