Glaucoma in benin-city, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the contribution of glaucoma to ocular morbidity and the different types of glaucoma seen.


METHODS
Medical records of all new patients attending the consultant outpatient clinics of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin city, Nigeria, over a 2-year period were reviewed. Those with a diagnosis of glaucoma were analysed.


RESULTS
Of 1,698 new patients, 147 (8.7%) had glaucoma diagnosed. One hundred and thirteen patients (76.9%) had primary open angle glaucoma, 4 patients (2.7%) had primary angle closure glaucoma, one patient (0.7%) had congenital glaucoma, 5 patients (3.4%) had juvenile glaucoma and 24 patients (16.3%) had secondary glaucoma. Among the patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, 19 patients (16.8%) and 47 patients (41.6%) were blind using visual acuity estimation and visual field criteria respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Glaucoma remains a common cause of ocular morbidity worldwide as in our centre. Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most common type while primary angle-closure glaucoma remains relatively rare. Key words: glaucoma, morbidity, types, Benin City.
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, P. M. B. 1111, Benin-City, Nigeria. E-mail: afeomoti@yahoo.com.
D001766:Blindness; D005901:Glaucoma; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D014792:Visual Acuity