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Profile of open angle glaucoma In Al-Najaf governorate | ||
| KUFA MEDICAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-188 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hashim T. hameed; lecturer-kufa university-al sader teaching hospital | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: is to study the clinical profile of primary open angle glaucoma. Patients and Method: a randomized retrospective study of 10000 patients were attending out patient clinic in al-Furat and al Sader teaching hospitals from January 2004 to January 2008 , where every patient older than 40 years examined primarily by goldman tonometry and fundoscopy and then followed by anterior and posterior examination . results : 1% is the prevalence of POAG with 35% of patients has advanced glaucoma at presentation , with earlier and more asymmetrical fashion .conclusion: early presentation and high percentage of advanced glaucoma need big effort from society and ophthalmologist to prevent blindness in Iraq. | ||
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