GENDER-AGE AND REGIONAL FEATURES OF OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA ACCORDING TO CIRCULATION DATA IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
G.K. Omorova, O.A. Bolbachan
Key words: glaucoma, diseases of eyes and accessory apparatus, reversibility, open angle glaucoma, blindness.
Abstract
Introduction. The medical and social significance of glaucoma is determined by its high prevalence and dominance among the causes of irreversible blindness in many countries of the world. According to UN forecasts, the number of glaucoma patients in the world will reach 210 million by 2030. The high prevalence of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma leads to an increase in the number of inhabitants of the planet with complete or partial loss of vision, which significantly disrupts their social functioning, and requires significant financial costs for treatment and ensuring an acceptable level and quality of life. Therefore, early diagnosis and timely treatment of glaucoma will reduce morbidity and cases of blindness.
The purpose of this article is to study the regional and age-related features of glaucoma in patients of the Department of Eye Microsurgery No. 2 of the National Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic.