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Abstract #17536 Published in IGR 9-2
Primary-open glaucoma and myopia: A narrative review
Loyo-Berrios NI; Blustein JNWisconsin Medical Journal 2007; 106: 85-95
Refractive errors and primary open-angle glaucoma are common eye conditions in the USA. The identification and quantification of risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma is critical to understanding and managing the disease process from both individual and public health perspectives. This narrative review was conducted to present the epidemiology of primary open-angle glaucoma and to summarize epidemiologic findings on myopia as a risk factor. Epidemiologic evidence suggests an increasing prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma over the last decade in the USA. It has been documented that primary openangle glaucoma prevalence increases with age, and that African Americans tend to have the highest estimates. Epidemiologic data, however, are not as clear with respect to gender differences. Other factors that have been identified are increased intraocular pressure and the use of steroids. The evidence for increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma among myopies is stronger for moderate and severe myopia and not as clear for mild myopia. The association between primary open-angle glaucoma and its multiple risk factors is complex.
Dr. N.I. Loyo-Berrios, Division of Post-Market Surveillance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Classification:
8.1 Myopia (Part of: 8 Refractive errors in relation to glaucoma)
1.1 Epidemiology (Part of: 1 General aspects)
