Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Mukhit Kulmaganbetov
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol
According to official statistics, in Kazakhstan there were registered 35,755 patients with glaucoma in 2009 (before the
introduction of screening programs), including with 7360 newly diagnosed pathology. The overall incidence of glaucoma
was 73.6 per 100 thousand populations, while the incidence among the urban population was 2 times higher than in rural. In
45% of cases they were diagnosed in the far-advanced stage of glaucoma. Due to Glaucoma Screening Program in Kazakhstan
in 2011-2013 there were 5,421,928 persons who were examined. In the dynamics of data (2011-2013) by screening was found
1.2%, 0.9% and 0.74% of those with elevated IOP, there was a trend of gradual reduction of ocular hypertension detection. In
Kazakhstan during the screening of the population aged 40 years and older there were 15,776 patients identified with glaucoma
for 3 years. The level of over diagnosis in screening is also reduced from 6.2 in 2011, 3.8 in 2012 to 2.4 in 2013. The level of
over diagnosis in rural areas remains high (3.3 versus 1.9 in cities), which is probably due to a lower level of professionalism of
medical staff.