A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERUM FASTING LIPID PROFILE BETWEEN NORMOTENSIVE, NON-DIABETIC GLAUCOMA PATIENTS WITH HEALTHY NON-GLAUCOMA INDIVIDUALS.
- Demonstrator, Deptt. of Biochemistry, Tezpur Medical College & Hospital, Tezpur, Assam.
- Senior Resident Doctor, Deptt. of Biochemistry, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam.
- Associate Professor, Deptt. of Ophthalmology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam.
- Professor, Deptt. of Biochemistry, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam.
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Background:- Glaucoma, which is the third most common cause of blindness and is responsible for 10% of blindness worldwide, the majority of those affected in developing countries are unaware that they have the disease and visual impairment. Aims:- To asses and compare serum lipid profile between normotensive, non-diabetic glaucoma patients and healthy controls. Results:- Mean total cholesterol value in glaucoma patients and controls were (162.52 30.72) mg/dl and (137.07 28.09) mg/dl respectively which is statistically significant (p < 0.001). Mean LDL-C value between glaucoma patients and controls were (94.68 24.60) mg/dl and (69.08 24.05) mg/dl respectively and this difference was statistically highly significant (<0.001). Conclusions:- There was significant increase in total cholesterol and LDL-C in glaucoma patients compared to controls. However, no significant difference in TGL-C, VLDL-C and HDL-C has been seen between the two groups.
[Meenakshi Saikia, Jadab Kishore Phukan, Bharati Gogoi and Rohini Kanta Goswami. (2016); A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERUM FASTING LIPID PROFILE BETWEEN NORMOTENSIVE, NON-DIABETIC GLAUCOMA PATIENTS WITH HEALTHY NON-GLAUCOMA INDIVIDUALS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Apr). 565-569] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
