Age-Sex Prevalence of Concomitant Ocular Diseases in Open-angle Glaucoma

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of cases of primary open-angle glaucoms, which occupy a leading place in the structure of eye diseases. Analysis of age, gender, comorbidities in patients with open-angle glaucoma is required to revise the management of patients, taking into account the chronic progressive course of the disease, in the outcome — complete loss of visual functions. We analyzed the frequency of concomitant diseases in 786 patients with glaucoma who received treatment in the eye microsurgery department no. 2 of the National Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic by sex and age groups, taking into account the stage of the disease. It should be noted that concomitant ocular diseases occur predominantly more in female patients and in the age group from 60 to 80 years and older. This confirms the need to take into account the background ocular pathology in elderly and senile patients to determine the further tactics of management of patients with glaucoma and the choice of an individual approach.