Purpose:
To establish and maintain a registry of patients with glaucoma from three university associated clinics in Dallas. The database will provide a rough estimate of epidemiology of glaucoma in North Texas and an opportunity for research.
Methods:
The 3 clinics consist of an academic, a community, and a VA hospital. Using a custom designed form, we gather multiple variables such as: age, gender, race, type of glaucoma, visual fields defects, cup/disk ratio, glaucoma surgical history, and glaucoma medications.
Results:
Out of estimated 10,000 patients, features of 770 (1460 eyes) are shown in the table. The most common type of glaucoma was primary open–angle glaucoma (POAG), seen in 813 (55.68%) eyes followed by glaucoma suspects 417 (28.56%) eyes, secondary glaucoma 147 (10.08%) eyes, and narrow angle–glaucoma 83 (5.68%).
Conclusions:
This registry provides a unique opportunity to study the prevalence of glaucoma in a racially mixed population of North Texas. Glaucoma Suspects (28.56%) comprised the second most common group and the diagnosis was based on elevated ocular pressure, suspicious disks and/or visual fields or strong family history of glaucoma. Table. Patient Demographics
Keywords: clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: prevalence/incidence