Disability caused by glaucoma in the Republic of Bashkortostan in the years 2014–2019

PURPOSE. To study the structure and dynamics of the trends of glaucoma-related disability recorded from initial medico-social examinations of the adult population in the Republic of Bashkortostan during 2014–2019.METHODS. The study presents a retrospective comparative analysis of the official annual statistical data of the Federal State Institution "Main Bureau of Medical and Social Expertise in the Republic of Bashkortostan" recorded during the six-year period from 2014 to 2019 and assesses the glaucoma-related disability trends.RESULTS. In the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2014, the rate of reassessed disability due to glaucoma was 0.79 per 10 thousand population, in 2019 — 0.56. The share of young individuals reassessed as disabled in 2019 was 3.9%, middle aged — 11.8%, above working age — 84.3%. The share of patients with group I disability in 2019 was 40.6%, with group II disability — 33.6%, group III — 25.8%.CONCLUSION. Based on the results of the performed analysis, in the Republic of Bashkortostan from 2014 to 2019 there was a decrease in indicators of reassessed disability due to glaucoma from 0.79 in 2014 to 0.56 per 10 thousand people in 2019. Repeated medical and social examinations carried out during the specified period showed an increase in the share of young people (from 18 to 44 years old) by 1.1%, as well as patients with group I disability by 16.8%.