Affiliation:
1. Mandryka Central Military Clinical Hospital;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
2. Mandryka Central Military Clinical Hospital
3. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Abstract
PURPOSE. To analyze specific clinical and epidemiological parameters of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who were admitted for surgical treatment to the ophthalmological hospital of a multi-specialty in-patient medical center in the period of 2021–2022 years.METHODS. The retrospective elective study analyzed data from 95 patients (95 eyes) with different stages of primary open-angle glaucoma (mean age 73 [67; 80] years old) who were hospitalized for surgical treatment of the disease in 2021–2022. In addition to standard ophthalmological examination, several clinical and epidemiologic characteristics were analyzed in detail, including the prevalence of prescriptions for antiglaucoma hypotensive drugs. Comparison of the obtained results with the data of similar procedures performed in the period from 2005 to 2016 was carried out.RESULTS. The number of main comorbid somatic diseases was on average 3 (2; 4), and comparison of conditions by disease stage revealed no significant differences (p>0.05). Mean duration of the disease (according to anamnesis) was 8 (4; 13) years and was longer in comparison with similar results from 2005–2006 presented in a previous study. The period preceding the first surgical intervention was 5 (2; 10) years and was statistically significantly longer in those with moderate stage of POAG (9 [3; 14] years) compared to those with early stage of POAG (4 [3; 5] years, p<0.05) and advanced stage of POAG (6 [0; 10] years, p<0.04). The average number of drugs at the time of hospitalization for surgical treatment has increased significantly in comparison with the data of the early-mid 2000s and amounted to 4 (3; 4) units (stage I glaucoma — 3 [3; 4]; stage II — 4 [3; 4]; stage III — 4 [3; 4] units), with no statistically significant difference (p1,2=0.64; p1,3=0.21; p2,3=0.42, respectively).CONCLUSION. Unwarranted long-term use of a large number of antiglaucoma drugs ("maximal medication therapy adherence") is a significant problem in modern glaucomatology and can evidently affect future prognosis of the disease.
Publisher
Research Institute of Eye Diseases
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