Relative Risk Factors in Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Optometry and Vision Science
- Vol. 53 (7) , 116-120
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-197702000-00010
Abstract
Some hypothesized risk factors in chronic open-angle glaucoma were investigated in a sample of 87 patinets with glaucoma and 87 matched controls. A significant positive association was found with diabetes, a systolic blood pressure/intraocular pressure (BP/IOP) ratio less than 5.75, and the taking of medication for systemic hypertension. No significant association was found with a history of smoking or an elevated systemic blood pressure. Analysis indicates that the systolic BP/IOP index may be useful as a screening test for the detection of glaucoma in samples where the prevalence of glaucoma is high.Keywords
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