Prevalence of myopia in open angle glaucoma.
In this study concerning the prevalence of myopia in patients with open angle glaucoma, its distribution was analyzed within the sample tested in relation to the refraction defect size, compared with a control group of non-glaucomatous myopic subjects. The overall myopic rate was 17.2% of the glaucomatous patients; high myopia was more frequent in the subjects with open angle glaucoma (p less than 0.001) than in the myopic patients, thus appearing as a possible risk factor for the development of glaucoma.
Mastropasqua
L
L
Institute of Ophthalmology, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Lobefalo
L
L
Mancini
A
A
Ciancaglini
M
M
Palma
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors