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. 2021 Nov 8:2021:3628481.
doi: 10.1155/2021/3628481. eCollection 2021.

Epidemiological Characteristics of Inpatients Undergoing Surgery for Glaucoma at Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017

Jin Yang  1 , Yue Qu  2 , Boai Li  1 , Zelong Zhong  1 , Liukun Shi  1 , Xiaofeng Tian  1 , Rui Wang  1 , Dan Xu  3 , Yufeng Liu  1
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Inpatients Undergoing Surgery for Glaucoma at Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017

Jin Yang et al. J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of inpatients who underwent surgery for glaucoma at Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017.

Methods: All glaucoma inpatients who underwent surgery at Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017 were evaluated. The relationships of age and sex with different types of glaucoma were analyzed. The differences in the prevalence and family history of glaucoma among patients with different systemic diseases were compared. Additionally, the effects of different surgical methods for primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) were compared.

Results: A total of 4539 patients with glaucoma were retrospectively analyzed. The most prevalent type was PACG (60.15%), followed by secondary glaucoma (SG, 25.53%), POAG (7.6%), uncontrollable intraocular pressure (IOP) after antiglaucoma surgery (4.71%), mixed glaucoma (MG, 10%), and congenital glaucoma (CG, 0.9%). The main surgical methods were phacoemulsification (phaco), phacotrabeculectomy (phaco-trab), and trabeculectomy (trab). The rate of phaco-trab increased, while that of trab decreased. The proportion of women in the PACG group was higher than those in the POAG and SG groups, and there was a pronounced tendency for family clustering (P < 0.001), while in the POAG and SG groups, the proportions of men and those with diabetes were higher (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: In Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017, the main type of glaucoma was PACG. Female sex and a family history of glaucoma were risk factors for PACG, while male sex and hyperglycemia were risk factors for POAG and SG. Among the antiglaucoma surgery methods, the proportion of phaco-trab increased, while the proportion of trab decreased.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The trend of average age of glaucoma patients from 2013 to 2017 (years). PACG = primary angle-closure glaucoma, POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma, SG = secondary glaucoma, MG = mixed glaucoma, and CG = congenital glaucoma.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Clinical stages of acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Annual distribution of the different types of secondary glaucoma.
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