تلخیص
Purpose: To find out the frequency of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody in
the serum of people with established POAG.
Study Design: Cross Sectional Study.
Place & Duration of Study: LRBT Free Eye Hospital, Lahore from 1st July 2012
to 1st January 2013.
Material and Methods: All patients attending the glaucoma unit of the outpatient
department with primary open angle glaucoma willing to be included in the study
were enrolled using consecutive sampling. After collecting demographic
information of the patients 3 ml of venous blood was withdrawn. Later on
processing was done using the chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay of the
Immulite 2000 systems analyzers H. pylori IgG detection kit. Quantitative
variable such as age was presented as mean and standard deviation while
qualitative variables such as gender and H. pylori status (positive or negative)
were expressed as frequencies and percentages.
Results: There were 100 patients included in the study with mean age of 50.45
± 6.16 years. There were 49 (49%) male and 51 (51%) female patients. The
mean antibody level of patients was 3.80 ± 2.57 with a range of 9.39. The
minimum and maximum antibody level were 0.07 and 9.46 respectively. There
were 75 (75%) patients having primary open angle glaucoma who were
diagnosed positive with H. pylori.
Conclusion: The study shows high frequency of H. pylori antibody in patients
with Open Angle Glaucoma.
Zeeshan Khan Oozeerkhan, Muhammad Arshad Mahmood, Mohamud Walid Peerbux,, Muhammad Sufyan Aneeq Ansari, Faisal Mahmood. (2019) Frequency of Helicobacter Pylori in Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 35, Issue 3.
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