THE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF LENS INDUCED GLAUCOMAAND ITS VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER TREATMENT

Abstract

Lens Induced Glaucoma (LIG) is a type of secondary Glaucoma characterised by an acute rise of IOP, pain, redness, diminished vision with senile hypermature, mature or rarely immature cataract in affected eye. Definitive treatment is removal of cataractous lens after prompt control of IOP. Visual outcome is good if operated earlier, otherwise due to long duration of raised IOP leads to Glaucomatous Optic Atrophy with poor visual prognosis. It was a hospital based prospective study done in Ophthalmology department of NMCH , Patna, Bihar. Total 44 patients of LIG were included in the study. It was found that phacomorphic type of LIG was highest in prevalence i.e. 65.91% and phacolytic type 29.54%. After surgery maximum patients (81.82%) were discharged with normal IOP. After 4 weeks of surgery majority of patients had good improvement of vision. Lens Induced Glaucoma is preventable & curable condition, by spreading awareness regarding its danger and encouraging people for timely cataract surgery. Late presentation is one of the reasons for irreversible loss of vision.