Josiane Mare Njoya
Regional Hospital, Garoua
Title: Evaluation of eye dryness in glaucomatous patients at the Garoua Regional Hospital in Northern Cameroon
Biography
Biography: Josiane Mare Njoya
Abstract
Introduction: Ocular surface disease frequently co-exists with glaucoma and may be initiated or exacerbated by topical glaucoma medications. The aim of our work is to evaluate dry eye disease in patients diagnosed as glaucomatous at the ophthalmology department of the Garoua regional hospital in northern Cameroon during the study period.
Materials and methods: We conduct a cross sectional prospective study from January 2022 to November 2022 at the ophthalmology department of Regional Hospital of Garoua. We took a consecutive sample. We included patients with confirmed diagnostic of glaucoma who accept to answer our questionnaire and seem to understand the questionnaire after given explanation.
For all glaucomatous patients who gave their informed consent, we completed the OSDI and DEQ5 questionnaires and performed a break up time. Data on age, sex, occupation, OSDI and DEQ5 score, antiglaucoma treatment taken, number of drops instilled per day, therapeutic class, results of the break up time examination, therapeutic compliance were recorded and analyzed by IBM SPSS software version 23.
Results: A total of 25 glaucomatous patients performed different test. Mean age 43.3 ± 17 ans. 52% of female 48% of male for sex ratio of 1.08. 68% of patients are treated with eye drops preserved. Break up time test is <10 second for 84% of patients, 64% of patients have punctuated superficial and filamentous keratitis. 76% of patients have OSDI score classify as moderate and severe dry eye disease. For DEQ5 score, 60% have dry eye disease.
Conclusion: Dry eye disease is frequent in glaucomatous patient and has to be screen before decision for type of treatment.