Abstract
Glaucoma is a leading cause of global irreversible blindness. Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form of glaucoma and affects 44.1 million individuals worldwide. Furthermore, there is a disproportionate burden of POAG in Asia, with Asians accounting for 53% (23.5 million) of POAG cases worldwide. While early detection of POAG is important in delaying or halting the progression of the disease, a better understanding of the interplay between major risk factors for POAG is crucial. aim of this study is to assess the effects of myopia on POAG in the patient attending MYH Indore OPD (central India). It is a hospital based, prospective, non-randomised case study. 60 eyes of high myopic patients and 60 eyes of general Ophthal OPD patients were evaluated. The statistical software namely SPSS 19.0, were used for the analysis of the data and Microsoft word and Excel have been used to generate graphs, tables etc. In our study, we found that, in high myopic patient, there were increase in chances of glaucomatous optic disc changes, and these changes were influenced by age and not influenced with gender, degree of myopia.
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