Occurrence of occludable angles in patients attending a tertiary care centre in rural Karnataka

: Glaucoma is responsible for blindness in 1.2 million people and accounts for 5.5% of total blindness, putting it as leading causes of irreversible blindness in India. With early detection and appropriate management, vision loss from glaucoma can often be prevented or significantly delayed. : To describe the occurrence of occludable angles in hypermetropes, emmetropes and myopes and to emphasize the significance of screening for angle closure suspects in high-risk groups. : This a prospective comparative study which includes 120 patients above 40 years. Eye examinations included measurement of visual acuity, refraction, Anterior chamber depth, IOP, Fundusexamination, Gonioscopy. The subjects were divided into group of 40 each who were hyperopic with shallow anterior chamber, emmetropic and myopic on refraction. Out of 120 participants 11 had occludable angles (9.16%). Out of 11 cases 9 were hyperopic, 2 were myopic. Mean IOP of hypermetropes, emmetropes and myopes were 14.575±2.34,13.15±2.105 and 13.85 ±2.377 respectively. : Occurrence of occludable angle is higher in hypermetropes compared to myopes and emmetropes. This study emphasizes the significance of including gonioscopy in routine comprehensive eye examination.