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Abstract #108655 Published in IGR 23-4
Prevalence of Risk Factors Among Patients With Glaucoma in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Manjoumi AM; Filimban MA; Bantan MS; Abualhamayel HA; Youldash OACureus 2023; 15: e37689
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of risk factors among patients with glaucoma in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 215 patients diagnosed with glaucoma in the period between March 2022 and August 2022 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We used the participants' medical records and contacted the patients to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics and known risk factors of glaucoma. RESULTS: Among the 215 patients with glaucoma, 142 (66.0%) patients had open-angle glaucoma, 15 (7.0%) patients had closed-angle glaucoma, and 58 (27.0%) patients had congenital glaucoma. Among the patients with open-angle glaucoma, 122 (85.9%) patients were aged > 40 years, and 99 (69.7%) patients had myopia. Among the patients with closed-angle glaucoma, 13 (86.7%) patients had hyperopia and 10 (66.7%) patients were aged > 60 years. Among the patients with congenital glaucoma, 21 (36.2%) patients had a family history of congenital glaucoma and 28 (48.3%) patients had consanguine parents. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of advanced age, hyperopia, and consanguine parents was the highest among patients with open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, and congenital glaucoma, respectively. These findings could inform public health policies among practitioners involved in ophthalmological care.
Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
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