Abstract Aim: The main objective of the current study is toinvestigate that the prevalence and type of glaucoma inthe rural area of Chhattisgarh. Material and methods: A retrospective study was conducted inthe department of ophthalmology at Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Govt. Medical College and associated Kirodimal Govt. Hospital, Raigarh, (CG), total 513 patients were screened in the age group of 40 years to
above. Some ophthalmic examination was done by the before pre-operative condition, some screening techniques were including such as slit lamp examination, IOP by applanation tonometry, dilated fundus examination, gonioscopy, 90 D examination and visual fields. Result: Out of 513 patients, fifty-four (10.52%) were diagnosed to glaucoma / glaucoma suspect, out of 54, 27 (5.26%) patients were POAG, 18 (3.5%) had PACG, 5 (0.97%) had lens induced glaucoma and 4 (0.77%) were glaucoma suspected. Conclusion: The finding of the current study concluded that the Performing of a comprehensive eye evaluation for cataract surgery was great importance in the detection of undiagnosed glaucoma. It is the most important causes of the rural area of Chhattisgarh in central India population. Keywords: Glaucoma; Cataract Surgery; Prevalence.
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