scholarly journals Progression from ocular hypertension to visual field loss in the English hospital eye service

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 1406-1411
Author(s):  
Stephen R Kelly ◽  
Anthony P Khawaja ◽  
Susan R Bryan ◽  
Augusto Azuara-Blanco ◽  
John M Sparrow ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Ocular Hypertension ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Visual Field Loss ◽  
Staging System ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Conversion Rates

BackgroundThere are more than one million National Health Service visits in England and Wales each year for patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT). With the ageing population and an increase in optometric testing, the economic burden of glaucoma-related visits is predicted to increase. We examined the conversion rates of OHT to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in England and assessed factors associated with risk of conversion.MethodsElectronic medical records of 45 309 patients from five regionally different glaucoma clinics in England were retrospectively examined. Conversion to POAG from OHT was defined by deterioration in visual field (two consecutive tests classified as stage 1 or worse as per the glaucoma staging system 2). Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine factors (age, sex, treatment status and baseline intraocular pressure (IOP)) associated with conversion.ResultsThe cumulative risk of conversion to POAG was 17.5% (95% CI 15.4% to 19.6%) at 5 years. Older age (HR 1.35 per decade, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.50, p<0.001) was associated with a higher risk of conversion. IOP-lowering therapy (HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.57, p<0.001) was associated with a lower risk of conversion. Predicted 5-year conversion rates for treated and untreated groups were 14.0% and 26.9%, respectively.ConclusionLess than one-fifth of OHT patients managed in glaucoma clinics in the UK converted to POAG over a 5-year period, suggesting many patients may require less intensive follow-up. Our study provides real-world evidence for the efficacy of current management (including IOP-lowering treatment) at reducing risk of conversion.

scholarly journals Association of Retinal Blood Flow with Progression of Visual Field in Glaucoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Ji Jeon ◽  
Da-Young Shin ◽  
Hae-Young Lopilly Park ◽  
Chan Kee Park
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Visual Field ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Retinal Blood Flow ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Hazards Model

AbstractIn the glaucoma clinic, patients with normal intraocular pressure (IOP) can sometimes show visual field (VF) progression. Therefore, clarification of relationship between vascular status and glaucomatous VF deterioration is a focus of interest. We used optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), with the aim of evaluating the relationship between vessel density (VD) and VF progression in glaucoma patients. We included 104 eyes with open angle glaucoma who were followed up for at least 5 years in this retrospective case-control study. Superficial and deep VD of macula were assessed by OCTA. Regression analysis and Cox proportional hazards model were used to identify factors significantly associated with VF progression. In logistic regression analysis determining VF progression from Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) program, initial IOP and deep macular VD were significantly associated with VF progression in multivariate analysis (P = 0.019 and 0.004). Cox proportional hazards model also identified deep macular VD as significantly related to VF progression (P = 0.035). In conclusion, initial IOP and deep VD were related to VF deterioration in glaucoma. Deep VD might be used as a surrogate of glaucomatous VF progression related with vascular incompetence.

scholarly journals Corneal hysteresis as a risk factor for optic nerve head surface depression and retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in glaucoma patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guihua Xu ◽  
Zilin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Visual Field ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Corneal Hysteresis ◽  
Visual Field Progression ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Head Surface ◽  
Sd Oct ◽  
Surface Depression

AbstractTo evaluate the role of corneal hysteresis (CH) as a risk factor for progressive ONH surface depression and RNFL thinning measured by confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), respectively in glaucoma patients. Prospective study. A total of 146 eyes of 90 patients with glaucoma were recruited consecutively. The CH measurements were acquired at baseline and 4-months interval using the Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert Instruments, Depew, NY). Eyes were imaged by CSLO (Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph [HRT]; Heidelberg Engineering, GmbH, Dossenheim, Germany) and SD-OCT (Cirrus HD-OCT; Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Dublin, CA) at approximately 4-month intervals for measurement of ONH surface topography and RNFL thickness, respectively. Significant ONH surface depression and RNFL thinning were defined with reference to Topographic Change Analysis (TCA) with HRT and Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) with Cirrus HD-OCT, respectively. Multivariate cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate whether CH is a risk factor for ONH surface depression and RNFL progression after adjusting potential confounding factors. All patients with glaucoma were followed for an average of 6.76 years (range, 4.56–7.61 years). Sixty-five glaucomatous eyes (44.5%) of 49 patients showed ONH surface depression, 55 eyes (37.7%) of 43 patients had progressive RNFL thinning and 20 eyes (13.7%) of 17 patients had visual field progression. In the cox proportional hazards model, after adjusting baseline diastolic IOP, CCT, age, baseline disc area and baseline MD, baseline CH was significantly associated with ONH surface depression and visual field progression (HR = 0.71, P = 0.014 and HR = 0.54, P = 0.018, respectively), but not with RNFL thinning (HR = 1.03, P = 0.836). For each 1-mmHg decrease in baseline CH, the hazards for ONH surface depression increase by 29%, and the hazards for visual field progression increase by 46%. The CH measurements were significantly associated with risk of glaucoma progression. Eyes with a lower CH were significantly associated with an increased risk of ONH surface depression and visual field progression in glaucoma patients.

Risk of over- and undertreatment with levothyroxine in primary care in Copenhagen, Denmark

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeppe Lerche la Cour ◽  
Bjarke Røssner Medici ◽  
Mia Klinten Grand ◽  
Dagny Ros Nicolaisdottir ◽  
Bent Lind ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Models ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Tsh Levels

Objective: A decrease over time in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels when initiating levothyroxine (L-T4) therapy for hypothyroidism has been reported, where treatment most often is initiated with TSH levels below 10 mIU/L. The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether this lower TSH threshold resulted in an increased number of overtreated patients. Design and Method: Retrospective cohort study comprising inhabitants in Copenhagen who had TSH measurements requested by general practitioners which led to a new prescription of L-T4 between 2001 and 2012. Over- and undertreatment were defined as TSH < 0.1 mIU/L or above 10 mIU/mL, respectively, in three consecutive measurements. Data were analysed by Aalen-Johansen estimators and Cox proportional hazards models. Results: In total, 14,533 initiations of L-T4 in the study. The cumulative risk of being over- or undertreated, was 4.7% and 7.4% after 10 years. The hazard of overtreatment was higher among women, younger adults and with lower initial TSH levels. The hazard of overtreatment decreased over the time period from 2001 to 2012. Among overtreated individuals, the chance of returning to a normal TSH was about 55% after 10 years. In 18% of the cases, L-T4 therapy was initiated on TSH levels less than 5 mIU/L. Conclusion: Although a still decreasing threshold for initiating L-T4 therapy is known, the risk of overtreatment (and undertreatment) was low and lessened in the period 2001 – 2012 among Danish primary care patients. Nevertheless, as many as 18% were started on L-T4 with normal TSH levels.

Patterns of Visual Field Loss in Early, Moderate, and Severe Stages of Open-angle Glaucoma

2022 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Antunes Schiave Germano ◽  
Caroline Schiave Germano ◽  
Fernanda Nicolela Susanna ◽  
Remo Susanna Junior
Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Visual Field Loss ◽  
Open Angle

scholarly journals Associations of Diet Quality and All-Cause Mortality Across Levels of Cardiometabolic Health and Disease: A 7.6-Year Prospective Analysis From the Dutch Lifelines Cohort

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra C Vinke ◽  
Gerjan Navis ◽  
Daan Kromhout ◽  
Eva Corpeleijn
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
All Cause Mortality

<b>Objective: </b>To simultaneously investigate the association of diet quality and all-cause mortality in groups with varying cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) at baseline.<br><p> <b>Design:</b> From the population-based Lifelines cohort, 40,892 non-underweight participants aged ≥50 years with data on diet quality and confounding factors were included (enrollment 2006-2013). From food frequency questionnaire data, tertiles of the Lifelines diet score were calculated (T1 = poorest, T3 = best diet quality). Four CMD categories were defined: 1) CMD-free, 2) type 2 diabetes, 3) one cardiovascular disease (CVD), 4) two or more CMDs. Months when deaths occurred were obtained from municipal registries up until November 2019. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were applied for the total population and stratified by CMD categories.<br> <b>Results</b>: After a median follow-up of 7.6 years, 1,438 participants died. Diet quality and CMD categories were independently associated with all-cause mortality in crude and adjusted models (p < 0.001). A dose-response relationship of diet quality with all-cause mortality was observed in the total population (P for trend < 0.001, T2 vs. T3 = 1.22 (1.07-1.41), T1 vs. T3 = 1.57 (1.37-1.80)). In stratified analyses, the association was significant for CMD-free individuals (T1 vs. T3 = 1.63 (1.38-1.93)) and for type 2 diabetes patients (1.87 (1.17-3.00)), but not for patients with one CVD (1.39 (0.93-2.08)) or multiple CMDs (1.19 (0.80-1.76)).<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: A high-quality diet can potentially lower all-cause mortality risk in the majority of the ageing population. Its effect may be greatest for CMD-free individuals and patients with type 2 diabetes. Tailored dietary guidelines may be required for patients with extensive histories of CMDs. </p>

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