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A study on prevalence of intraocular pressure variation in relation to age, gender and systemic comorbid condition of hypertension and diabetes among the patients attending a tertiary care hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Author Details : Arun Samal*, Zahiruddin Khan, Kamalakanta Sahoo, Asit Mohanty

Volume : 10, Issue : 2, Year : 2024

Article Page : 308-312

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2024.055

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Abstract

Objective: To correlate intraocular pressure variation in relation to age and gender among patients attending a tertiary hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study from October 2020 to September 2021 following the inclusion criteria. Five hundred twenty-two male and female patients of age 20 years were studied in six groups. Intraocular pressure(IOP) was measured with Noncontact Tonometer including routine eye checkup and dilated fundoscopic examination.
Results: Among the 522 patients 272 were males and 252 were females (M:F =1.08:1.0). 48.83 ± 20.43 years was the mean age. The mean IOP of male was 15.45 ± 3.06 mmHg and female was 14.90 ± 2.75. IOP was higher in male than female without statistical significance. There were increase of IOP as age advances with variation in different age groups. There was significant difference of IOP in male and female of age group 50 – 59 years and 60 – 69 years. Diabetic and Hypertensive patients were having statistically significant higher IOP than nondiabetic and non hypertensives respectively.
Conclusions: There was increase of IOP on increasing age in both male and female age groups. In higher age group males were having higher IOP than female which is statistically significant. Diabetes and Hypertension was associated with raised IOP.
 

Keywords: Intraocular pressure, Age, Gender, Glaucoma.

How to cite : Samal A, Khan Z, Sahoo K, Mohanty A, A study on prevalence of intraocular pressure variation in relation to age, gender and systemic comorbid condition of hypertension and diabetes among the patients attending a tertiary care hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024;10(2):308-312

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