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Title: The Ibadan glaucoma study
Authors: Agbeja-Baiyeroju, A.M
Bekibele, C.O
Bamgboye, E.A
Omokhodion, F
Oluleye, T.S
Keywords: Glaucoma
Intraocular pressure
Cup-disc ratio
Perimetry
African
Ibadan
Issue Date: 2003
Publisher: COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
Citation: Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (2003) 32, 371-376
Abstract: To obtain epidemiological data on the prevalence and risk factors for open angle glaucoma m hospital workers of African origin and investigate appropriate methods of a rapid, cost-effective screening procedure for glaucoma. A cross-sectional study of workers in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan using a structured questionnaire for data collection. The variables available for data analysis include workers demographic characteristics, visual acuity, pupil status, intraocular pressure cup-disc ratio, central visual fields, family history of glaucoma, chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The data was analysed with EPI-INFO version 6.02 for simple analysis, while the SPSS package was used for multivariate analysis. A total of two thousand, one hundred and nine (2.109) UCH workers participated in the screening exercise for glaucoma. A high majority of the workers 1794 (85.1%) were negative to the diagnosis of glaucoma, while the remaining 315 (14.9%) were suspected to have glaucoma out of which 57 (2.7%) were confirmed as definite glaucoma cases. The prevalence of glaucoma among UCH workers was 27 per 1000. 95%. confidence interval = 20 per 1000. 35 per 1000. Factors associated with glaucoma were relative afferent pupillary defect, cup-disc ratio greater than 0.7, intraocular pressure, family history of glaucoma and the presence of chronic disease s such as diabetes. The left eye appears to have a higher probability of ocular problems compared with the right eye. The prevalence of glaucoma among hospital workers was 27% The cup-disc ratio appears to be a better diagnostic tool for glaucoma since it gives the best positive predictive value (with a cut-off point of 0.7) than all other variables.
Description: Article
URI: http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/3100
ISSN: 1116-4077
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