GLAUCOMA, PRESENTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT AT KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR

This is a retrospective study of in-patient data with the diagnosis of glaucoma for the year 1998 (1-1-98 to 31-12-98). A total of 202 eyes with glaucoma were managed with a male to female ratio of 1.1:1. Majority of patients had secondary glaucoma, which amounted to 93 eyes (46.04%). Primary open angle glaucoma accounted for 78 eyes (38.62%) and the lowest incidence was of paediatric glaucoma affecting 8 eyes (3.97%). Majority of these patients underwent surgical treatment, a total of 168 eyes (83.17%) and the main operation performed was trabeculectomy.