Ophthalmologic enquire value in preventing glaucoma

Abstract

The glaucoma is one of the first causes of blindness in the world. In our province, its incidence among the associated to the National Association of Blinds is 27 %. We developed a prospective descriptive study through active enquiring by simple blind sampling to detect “cases” or “suspected cases” of glaucoma, with the objective early diagnose them and avoiding blindness diagnosing them on time. We made ophthalmologic examination, valuing the personal pathologic antecedents and the familiar pathologic antecedents, fundus oculi, tonometry and pericampimetry to a predetermined sample. We detected some risk factors (heritage, high intraocular pressure, high blood tension, and diabetes mellitus). We analysed the demographic and risk variables of importance in this disease. We concluded that there is a big incidence of glaucoma, especially when families affected with it are studied.