[The changes of proportion in hospitalized patients with glaucoma].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the change of proportion of all kinds of hospitalized patients with glaucoma for the prevention and treatment of the disease.


METHODS
3165 cases in our glaucomatous Department from 1990 to 1996 are classified by their diagnosis, sex and age to analyze the changing feature of proportion.


RESULTS
55.86% of the glaucoma are primary angle closed glaucoma (PACG). Most of the primary angle closed glaucoma (PACG) patients are female over 40 years old. The proportion of POAG is 19.25%, glycocorticoid induced glaucoma (GIG), 4.35%. Young male account for the main parts among these cases with GIG.


CONCLUSIONS
The new trends has emerged in glaucoma practice because the very complicated aspects appear in patients, especially in young adults with POAG and GIG of management.
Lin
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Zhongshan Opthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Ge
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000453:epidemiology; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
D005938:Glucocorticoids