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Glaucoma and diabetes are both common chronic ophthalmologic diseases. Numerous studies have been conducted to look for a relationship between diabetes and glaucoma and particularly to highlight the possibility for diabetes to be a risk factor for glaucoma. However, the results of several studies are uncertain, non conclusive without any systematic link found between these two ophthalmological pathologies. We review the large literature (from the years 70s) regarding this topic. Moreover, we describe the specific case of neovascular glaucoma, directly related to the retinal diabetic complications.
T. Lacharme. Pole Tete et Cou et Chirurgie Reparatrice, Clinique d'Ophtalmologie, CHU de Grenoble, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09. tlacharme@chu-grenoble.fr
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)