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Ophthalmol Case Rep 2017 Volume 1 Issue 1
August 21-23, 2017 | Toronto, Canada EYE AND VISION3rd International Conference on
Background: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) is a well-
known clinical condition associated with cataract and the
more serious blinding secondary open angle glaucoma that
lead silently if unilateral or asymmetrical to irreversible loss
of vision as the condition will not be diagnosed and treated
early, so our objective is to estimate the size of the problem
so we can plan to overcome the serious blinding outcome in
the future.
Study Design & Test Sample: Descriptive cross-sectional
study of partially random sample.
Aim & Objectives: To assess the clinical condition frequency
and associated complications as cataract and glaucoma
(PXG).
Subjects & Methods: 252 patients of partially selected
elderly Kurds aged 55 years or above those who visited also
eye hospital for any reason, were selected and were enrolled,
128 females and 124 male patients in the survey. Full slit
lamp examination, visual acuity, refraction, fundoscopy
and intraocular pressure measurement by applanation
tonometer were done to the patients.
Results: Of total 252 patients examined, we report 73
patients (146 eyes) have the syndrome; this represents a
frequency or relative prevalence of about 29%. 30 (44%)
are females and 43 (56%) are males, so female to male
ratio was about 2:3, of the affected 73 patients, 56 (76.7%)
patients have the disease in both eyes (112 eyes) and 17
(23%) patients (34 eyes) of them was affected in one eye,
of those affected 73 patients, 60 (82.2%) patient aged 65
years or above, 67 (91.7%) of them were moderate to heavy
smokers. 15 patients (20.5 %) have glaucoma and only 3
know that and already on anti-glaucoma therapy, 12 patients
(80%) have glaucoma in one eye with variable loss of visual
acuity and visual field and discovered for first time. Of the
affected 73 patients, 60 patients (82.2%) have visual acuity
equal or less than 3/60 at least in one eye of variable causes
which regarded as legally blind. All 73 patients have cataract
of variable maturity, 30 patients (60 eyes) bilaterally and 43
patients unilaterally (43 eyes), for 3 patient’s surgeries were
done and the remaining 70 patients have variable cataract at
least in one eye and they are candidates for surgery.
Conclusion: The syndrome is present in high percentage in
elderly population, increasing with age and it is a bilateral
disease although asymmetrical, it is associated with
significant decrease in visual acuity by cataract formation or
by glaucoma or both, treatment must be given early before
permanent damage to the optic nerve.
Speaker Biography
Ali A Taqi has completed his graduation from Baghdad University Medical College
in 1990, he got his Diploma in Ophthalmology in the year 1998 and his Arab Board
Fellowship in the year 2002. He works as an Ophthalmologist since 1998 and as
Senior Ophthalmologist and a Medical School Teacher since 2005. In the year 2008,
he has prepared the SHO education guidelines in Ophthalmology and he did his Post-
graduate high Diploma/Master study in the year 2007. He has supervised many of the
researches in his field.
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A clinical survey of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Sulaimaniya city- Kurdistan Iraq
Ali A Taqi
University of Sulaimani, Iraq