Epidemiologic Aspects of Open-Angle Glaucoma

Leske, M. Cristina; Rosenthal, Jesse

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112680

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“…9,27 Similarly, the Baltimore Eye Study found that individuals with lower socioeconomic (occupational) status had higher rates of visual impairment. 28,29 This phenomenon was observed in our study showing the lower occupational groups, at the univariate level, have a higher risk of presenting with advanced glaucoma.…”

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Evaluation of risk factors for advanced glaucoma in Ghanaian patients

Ntim-Amponsah

Amoaku

Ewusi

et al. 2004

Eye

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Purpose This study was to determine factors associated with individuals presenting late with advanced glaucomatous optic nerve damage. Methods A case-control study recruiting 123 patients with early features of primary open angle glaucoma (control) and 93 patients with advanced glaucoma (cases) was carried out for risk-factor analysis. Exposures of interest included those already established as major risk factors for glaucoma. These were initial intraocular pressure (IOP), age, and family history. In addition, occupation, ethnic origin, history of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sickle cell disease, and previous eye examination were of interest. Results Univariate analysis showed that initial IOP431 mmHg, age of 4 60 years, absence of family history of glaucoma, occupational grouping, ethnicity, and male sex were associated with advanced glaucoma at presentation. Adjusted odds ratio or by multiple logistic regression model showed that initial IOP431 mmHg in a patient was more likely to present with advanced glaucoma (OR 2.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.45, 4.91; P-value 0.0017) than lower pressures. Patients aged 60-69 years (OR 2.53, 95% CI 1.01, 6.31; P-value 0.0473) and 70-90 years (OR 5.16, 95% CI 1.97, 13.51; P-value 0.0008) were more likely to present with advanced glaucoma than younger ones Conclusions Subjects with initial IOP431 mmHg were nearly three times more likely to present with advanced glaucoma than those with IOPo32 mmHg. Subjects over the age of 60 years were more than two times likely to present with advanced glaucoma than younger subjects.

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Evaluation of risk factors for advanced glaucoma in Ghanaian patients

Ntim-Amponsah

Amoaku

Ewusi

et al. 2004

Eye

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“…Clinically two major forms are known, primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG), which are associated with elevated and normal intraocular pressure (IOP), respectively (Schields and Ritch, 1996). It is known that approximately 2 % of people older than 40 have glaucoma (Kahn, 1972;Lesker and Rosenthal, 1979;Lesker, 1983) but the ratios of POAG and NTG vary among races (Martin and Sommer, 1985;Quigley, 1996). In fact, a nation wide glaucoma survey revealed that the prevalence of NTG among people over 40 years old in Japan (2 .…”

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A High Dietary Intake of Sodium Glutamate as Flavoring (Ajinomoto) Causes Gross Changes in Retinal Morphology and Function

Ohguro

Katsushima²,

Maruyama

et al. 2002

Experimental Eye Research

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“…With increased life expectancy, more cases of age-related chronic diseases, such as glaucoma and dry eyes, are expected. 15,16 Therefore, more elderly patients would need long-term therapy with eyedrops.…”

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