[Young glaucomatous patients in the Togo population]

Glaucoma in Blacks presents different epidemiological aspects from those classically described in Whites. For example, the prevalences are higher in Blacks than with Whites. This study concerning young togolese with chronic open angle glaucoma noted that 66.87% were less than 45 years old, of whom 7.25% were between 11-15 years; 23.85% between 15-24 years; 28.44% between 25-34 years and 39.44% between 35-44 years; 65.23% were men and 34.86% female. The mean disc cuppings were 0.50 between 11-15 years; 0.52 between 15-24 years; 0.52 between 25-34 years and 0.52 between 35-44 years (p = 0.6053, not significant). These cuppings were greater in the left eye than in the right (p < 0.02 with significance); in the left eye the values of the cuppings were 0.52 between 11-15 years; 0.57 between 15-24 years; 0.67 between 25-34 years and 0.58 between 35-44 years, while these values in the right eye were 0.50 between 11-15 years; 0.52 between 15-24 years; 0.52 between 25-34 years and 0.52 between 35-44 years. Regarding the automated visual fields, the results correlated with the disc cuppings. The Togolese glaucomatous patients are often young with severe glaucoma characterized by major cuppings and very damaged visual fields.