ISSN 0886-3067

Volume No 37 Issue No 2

Non-Glaucomatous Causes of Decreased Vision in Glaucoma

Purpose: To determine the non-glaucomatous causes of decreased visual acuity in glaucoma patients presenting in the eye OPD of a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from July 2019 to September 2020. Methods: Patients above 18 years of age, visual acuity of less than 6/6 and diagnosed case of glaucoma were included in this study. Patients with congenital glaucoma and patients not willing to participate in the study were excluded. Detailed history was taken and ocular examination of the patient was done. Causes of decreased visual acuity were determined. Data was collected and analyzed on SPSS version 20.