AIM: To investigate the proportion of different types, ages, distribution of genders, different ranks, treatments as well as visual function in military inpatients with glaucoma in recent 7 years.

METHODS: All military inpatients with glaucoma in our hospital from January 2004 to December 2010 were studied.

RESULTS: In all 69 cases 125 eyes, 110 eyes with primary glaucoma and 15 eyes with secondary glaucoma accounted for 88.0% and 12.0% respectively. 56 eyes with primary angle-closure glaucoma(PACG)accounted for 44.8% and 54 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma(POAG)accounted for 43.2%. It's most common in ages from 61-70. The male accounted for 92.8%. The army division-level cadre patients accounted for 40.6% and the solider patients only accounted for 17.4%. 60 eyes with surgical treatment accounted for 48.0%. The binocular and monocular blindness rate was 11.6% and 16.0% respectively.

CONCLUSION: The military inpatients with POAG were close to inpatients with PACG. Most of the inpatients were the middle-aged and elderly patients. The treatment was individual and it had a high blindness rate. It may relate to military cultural conditions.