Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati, West Bengal
Research Article
Prevalence of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Hypothyroidism Patients of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s): Rumi Gayen, Arindam Sur, Mita Saha, Subhendu Datta* and Indranil Chakraborty
Aims & Objectives
To find out any association between primary open angle glaucoma
(POAG) and hypothyroidism, thereby establishing the necessity of routine
examination of thyroid
function in these patients to test the hypothesis that hypothyroidism leads
to POAG.
Design
Observational cross sectional study.
Materials And Methods
This is an observational, cross sectional study where 100 hypothyroid
patients (TSH > 20 μIU / ml) were screened to detect presence of
Primary Open angle glaucoma. The levels of thyroid - stimulating
hormone, free thyroxin and triiodothyronine were measured.
Results
No significant correlation was found between glaucoma and either thyroid
- stimulating hormone, free thyroxin or triiodothyronine.
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