GLAUCOMA SITUATION AND RELATED FACTORS OF PERSONS OVER 40 YEARS OLD IN HUE CITY

Introduction: Glaucoma is a common eye disease that is quite dangerous to public health as one of the major causes of permanent blindness. Although glaucoma can be prevented, most glaucoma patients are underdiagnosed. It’s require a screening system to help patients detect glaucoma and treat it promptly. Objective: 1) To describe the glaucoma situation of person over 40 years old in Hue city. 2) To find out some factors related to glaucoma at study sites. Methods: A desciptive cross-sectional method was conducted with 2025 people over 40 years old in 27 wards of Hue city. Results: The percentage of glaucoma is 4.7%, with closed glaucoma accounting for 55.2%, with 9.1% of people suspected of glaucoma. The percentage of glaucoma patients suffering from blindness was 21.7%. There was an association between glaucoma and age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, family history of glaucoma, previous history of ocular surgery. Conclusions: The percentage of glaucoma is 4.7%, blindness is 21.7%, glaucoma is related to age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, family history of glaucoma, preoperative eye surgery. Key words: Glaucoma, people over 40 years old