Research Article

Determinants of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) of Glaucoma Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of categorical variables of glaucoma patients.

VariablesCategoriesNo. of patients (%)Mean IOP

GenderFemale108 (32.9)28.29
Male220 (67.1)29.92

Place of residenceRural146 (44.5)30.90
Urban182 (55.5)28.05

Family history with glaucomaYes98 (29.9)35.16
No230 (70.127.09

Family supportYes280 (85.4)28.65
No48 (14.6)33.71

Type of medicationTimolol65 (19.8)29.98
Timolol and pilocarpine82 (25.0)27.67
Timolol and diamox111 (33.8)29.66
Timolol, pilocarpine, and diamox70 (21.3)30.60

Duration of treatmentLess than 2 years135 (41.2)30.08
2–5 years106 (32.3)30.81
Above 5 years87 (26.3)27.51

Stage of glaucomaEarly121 (36.9)26.95
Moderate52 (15.9)28.86
Advanced155 (47.3)31.84

Cup-disk ratioLess than or equal to 0.7173 (52.7)26.84
Greater than 0.7153 (47.3)32.59