RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MYOPIA AND HYPERTENSION TO OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN 2023

Abstract

Background: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of global blindness after cataract. Glaucoma is thought to occur due to increased intraocular pressure (IOP) causing changes in the optic nerve and field of vision.

Objective: To find out whether there is a relationship between hypertension and myopia in open angle glaucoma patients at Methodist Hospital in 2023.

Method: This research was conducted in an analytical observational manner with an approach using a cross sectional design, namely only for a moment or looking at the relationship between Myopia and Hypertension in Open Angle Glaucoma Patients at Methodist Hospital in 2023 at the time the research took place with medical record data of 74 samples based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. .

Results: From the results of this study, it was found that there was a relationship between myopia and open angle glaucoma with p – value = 0.000 (<0.05). There is a relationship between hypertension and open angle glaucoma with p – value = 0.016 (<0.05).

Conclusion: There is a relationship between hypertension and myopia in open angle glaucoma patients.