Tag: Glaucoma

Mean length was 10.7 years by the prevalence/incidence method and 10.1 years by the Markov chain Monte Carlo model method

Risk higher with snoring, daytime sleepiness, insomnia, and short/long sleep duration, individually or jointly

Authors say people with normal-tension glaucoma should be screened for Alzheimer disease

Age at hypertension, type 2 diabetes diagnoses linked to age at onset of primary open-angle glaucoma; no link found for OSA, migraine

Positive association seen between amount of transfers of value and frequency of prescribing branded prostaglandin analog eye drops

No link seen between prevalent, incident glaucoma and levels of or rates of change in TICS scores when categorizing glaucoma by type

Current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening adults without signs or symptoms of glaucoma

Polygenic variants tied to similar risk for developing glaucoma as some monogenic variants and are more prevalent in the general population

Authors say risk for glaucoma is low and should not discourage use of hormonal contraceptives

High caffeine intake not associated with increased risk for higher IOP or glaucoma, overall; among those with genetic risk, caffeine consumption increases risk of glaucoma