Conference Proceedings by Deepan Chatterjee
Proceedings of the 104th Indian Science Congress, 2017
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases causing optic nerve damage leading to progressive, irreversib... more Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases causing optic nerve damage leading to progressive, irreversible vision loss.The exact causes of optic nerve damage from glaucoma are not fully understood, but it involves mechanical compression and/or decreased blood flow of the optic nerve. The most common type is open-angle glaucoma and angle- closure glaucoma, while the less common forms being the secondary glaucomas. It has been seen earlier that this disease may be linked with other physiological conditions like eye power (hypermetropia / myopia), blood sugar levels, blood pressure etc. and non-physiological factors like age, gender and family history. This review tries to further elucidate on these links and their biological significances with surveys (in both rural and urban areas), followed by statistical analysis (Chi-squared Tests).The results illustrate that high Ocular Perfusion Pressures and prolonged hyperglycemia are strong risk factors for glaucoma (chances of glaucoma are heightened with diabetic retinopathy), myopia or nearsightedness is closely related to glaucoma and glaucoma may or may not have a sex bias. Our studies have further opened up avenues towards new approaches for treating glaucoma, like, female sex hormones might be used as a therapeutic potential or treatment on a genetic level.
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Conference Proceedings by Deepan Chatterjee