Glaucoma Caused Blindness with Its Characteristic in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
ABSTRACT: The aim of this
study is to assess the incidence of blindness caused by glaucoma and its
characteristic. It was a descriptive, retrospective study . all new glaucoma
patients who visit Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital were included. Visual acuity,
intra ocular pressure (IOP), gonioscopy, funduscopy and visual field were
noted. A total of 625 glaucoma patients were analyzed and 325 patients of it
were found blind. Fifty of these belonged to women, and mean age was 53 years
old. The incidens of unilateral blindness was 67.7% the caused of blindness was
secundary glaucoma (26.4%) followed by PACG (20.6%) and POAG (14.5%).
Meanwhile, bilateral blindness was found in 32% and secundary glaucoma was the
greatest number of caused. Blindness among glaucoma patients are still high
Key words: glaucoma,
blindness, primary closed angle glaucoma, primary open angle glaucoma,
secondary glaucoma, intraocular pressure, optic nerve atrophy
Penulis: Widya Artini, Dame
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd110017
