Naslov
Incidence of acute angle-closure glaucoma in Dalmatia, southern Croatia

Autori
Bojić, Lovre ; Mandić, Zdravko ; Bućan, Kajo ; Kovačević, Suzana ; Gverović, Antonela ; Miletić-Kirić, Alenka

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 45 (2004), 3; 279-282

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
incidencija akutnog glukoma
(incidnece , acute angular glaucoma)

Sažetak
The unadjusted crude incidence was 2.9/100, 000 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-4.5). The unadjusted crude incidence among men and women was 1.9 (95% CI, 0.3-3.8) and 3.9 (95% CI, 1.7-6.1) cases/100, 000 per year, respectively. The relative risk (RR) of developing acute angle-closure glaucoma was 2.1 (95% CI, 1.5-2.9) times higher for women as compared to men. The RR of acute angle-closure glaucoma was 1.9 (95% CI, 0.6-6.2) in the 40-49 years group, 6.5 (95% CI, 2.3-18.8) in the 50-59 years group, 17 (95% CI, 6.3-47.8) in the 60-69 years group, and 28 (95% CI, 10.4-77.3) in the over 69 years group. The median time from the onset of symptoms to presentation at the hospital was 2 days (range, 1-15 days). In 87 (48%) patients intraocular pressure control was achieved by medical treatment, 41 (23%) patients underwent peripheral iridectomy, and 48 (27%) patients required a trabeculectomy. In 35 (73%) out of 48 patients managed by filtering surgery, the delay in treatment was 3 or more days. In 34 (19%) eyes with final visual acuity 0.1 or worse, the delay in presentation was 3 days or more. No statistically significant association was found between acute angle-closure glaucoma and seasonal variation (chi-square=0.85 ; p=0.8).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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