Tonometric profile of patients at Kara University Teaching Hospital in Togo

Abstract

Aim: Our study aimed to describe the tonometric profile of patients consulting in the Ophthalmology department of University Teaching Hospital of Kara (UTH Kara). Study method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional retrospective study on the files of patients who consulted in the ophthalmology department of the CHU Kara and who performed a tonometric examination over the period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 i.e. a period of 02 and a half years. Results: During this 30-month study period, 225 patients consulted in the ophthalmology department of University Teaching Hospital of Kara, which corresponds to a six-monthly frequency of 20% (45 patients). The mean age of our patients was 29.78 ± 13.39 years with extremes of 5 and 69 years. The 11 to 21 age group was in the majority. the female sex was predominant (65.78%) with an M / F ratio of 0.52. Pupils / students (48.90%) and civil servants (31.20%) were the majority of the consultants. Eye pain (23.6%), blurring of vision (21.3%), Headache (17.8%) and reduced visual acuity (13.3%) were the main reasons for consultation. The mean intraocular pressure of our patients was 15.46 mm Hg. It was 15.52 mm Hg ± 4.26 in the right eye (OD) and 15.41 mm Hg ± 4.70 in the left eye (OG). In 4.4% of cases, ocular hypertonia between 22 and 29 mmHg was noted. Conclusion: The prevention of the occurrence of glaucoma in isolated hypertonia and better management of known glaucomatous patients seem to justify rigorous tonometric monitoring at all ages.