Risk factors for open-angle glaucoma and recommendations for glaucoma screening

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander K. Schuster ◽  
Felix M. Wagner ◽  
Norbert Pfeiffer ◽  
Esther M. Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Glaucoma Screening

scholarly journals Systemic risk factors for developing of primary open-angle glaucoma

2018 ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
E.A. Egorov ◽  
◽  
V.P. Erichev ◽  
A.L. Onishchenko ◽  
S.Yu. Petrov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Systemic Risk Factors

Dietary habits are useful as risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma while controlling for heredity and metabolic disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-166
Author(s):  
Ioanna Mylona ◽  
Michael Chourdakis ◽  
Kali Makedou ◽  
Ioannis Tsinopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Salt Consumption ◽  
Two Samples

Background: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) has been associated with cardiovascular and dietary risk factors. Aim: This study aimed to determine whether dietary practices correlate with POAG, after controlling for the most important risk factors, namely heredity and cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidaemia). Methods: Two samples of equal sizes ( N = 100) were randomly selected from glaucoma outpatient services with and without POAG. Dietary habits and risk factors for POAG were recorded. Results: Clinical cases can be discerned from controls in 90.5% of all cases, on account of having a familial history of glaucoma, eating less meat per week which is cooked more and with more visible fat and drinking less pure fruit juice. Conclusions: Drinking pure fruit juice, consuming more meat with less visible fat cooked to a lower effect and modest salt consumption during cooking is practical and easy-to-observe dietary advice for any patients at risk or already suffering from POAG.

scholarly journals Proportion of Glaucoma among Voluntary People Coming for Glaucoma Screening Program at Jimma University Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma, Ethiopia

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumale Tolesa Daba ◽  
Girum W. Gessesse ◽  
Sisay Bekele Sori
Keyword(s):  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Community Screening ◽  
Glaucoma Screening ◽  
Department Of Ophthalmology ◽  
University Department ◽  
Structure Evaluation ◽  
Jimma University

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma screening has been controversial, and much of the controversy has centered on the value of mass or community screening.METHODS: The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of glaucoma among volunteer adults who were screened in Jimma University Department of Ophthalmology. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 459 volunteer residents of Jimma town and surrounding areas. The study subjects were aged 40 years and above, who came for community screening program after media announcement during the four consecutive weekends of November 2014. Comprehensive eye examination was done including best corrected visual acuity, intra-ocular pressure measurement, stereoscopic optic nerve evaluation, angle structure evaluation and visual field testing. Three diagnostic criteria for glaucoma were employed for all cases.RESULTS: Of all adults who came for screening, 47(10.24%) were diagnosed to have glaucoma, 59(12.85%) were glaucoma suspects, and 8(1.74%) had ocular hypertension. The proportion of glaucoma increased with increasing age, (P value= 0.001 (99%CI)). Primary open angle glaucoma was the most common form (42.55%) of all new cases while 4.4% of all screened adults were followed by normal tension glaucoma (29.79%), pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (19.15%), and primary angle closure glaucoma (6.38%) Around 5.7% of all glaucoma cases were found to be blind.CONCLUSION: The proportion of glaucoma in this community screening program in Southwest Ethiopia was 10.24% with primary open angle glaucoma being the commonest subtype. Glaucoma community screening should be promoted for early diagnosis and intervention to prevent irreversible blindness.

Risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma in South Korea: the Namil study

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Kim ◽  
Tae-Woo Kim ◽  
Ki Ho Park ◽  
Joon Mo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle

Comparison of Risk Factor Profiles for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Subtypes Defined by Pattern of Visual Field Loss: True Risk Factors or Arbitrary Definition?

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 6531
Author(s):  
Gokulan Ratnarajan ◽  
Cornelia Hirn ◽  
Eduardo Normando ◽  
Muriel Poli ◽  
Andrew Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Visual Field ◽  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Visual Field Loss ◽  
Open Angle
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