Myopia and Open Angle Glaucoma

Poostchi, Ali; Sharp, J. A.; Baxter, Julia; Vernon, S

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.019

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“…As observed in this study, glaucoma was more common among myopes. Myopia has been described as a risk factor for glaucoma in other studies as well 59, 60, 61. As stated in the results, due to the high correlation between axial length and refractive errors, we only entered axial length in the final model, and as demonstrated, a long axial length was directly associated with glaucoma prevalence.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of glaucoma in an adult population from Shahroud, Iran

Hashemi

Mohammadi

Zandvakil

et al. 2019

Journal of Current Ophthalmology

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PurposeTo determine the prevalence of glaucoma and its risk factors in a 40- to 64-year-old Iranian population.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 6311 individuals between the ages of 40–64 years old in Shahroud, a northeastern city in Iran, were selected through multistage cluster sampling. All participants underwent eye exams, optometry, and imaging. They had stereoscopic optic disc photography, visual field evaluation, and their intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured by ophthalmologists before pupil dilation. Glaucoma was defined by the standardized criteria, offered by the International Society for Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology (ISGEO).ResultsOf the 5190 people who participated in the study (82.2%), data from 4637 people were used in the analysis. The prevalence of glaucoma was 1.92% [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.53–2.31]; 1.4% (95% CI: 0.96–1.84) in women and 2.62% (95% CI: 1.95–3.28) in men. Glaucoma prevalence was 0.9% in the 40–44 years age group, and significantly increased to 3.55% in the 60–64 years age group. In the multiple logistic regression model, age [odds ratio (OR) = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.05–1.12], IOP (OR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01–1.06), axial length (OR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.1–1.63), corneal radius of curvature (OR = 2.76, 95% CI: 1.26–6.06), and corneal diameter (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.46–0.87) showed significant statistical association with glaucoma.ConclusionsThe prevalence of glaucoma was considerably high at older ages. Major risk factors confirmed by this study included older age and high IOP. Certain ocular biometric components such as the axial length and the corneal radius of curvature must be noted as important glaucoma risk factors at younger ages.

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