title: Effect of refractive error on the risk of ocular hypertension and open angle glaucoma.
abstract: From a case-control study of out-patients attending an ophthalmic clinic no relationship (relative risk = 1) was found between refractive error and ocular tension. The deconfounded effect of refractive error on open angle glaucoma (field loss) increased at higher levels of myopia (relative risk = 1.18; refractive error -0.2) The combined effects of myopia and severe ocular hypertension were found to be synergistic (interactive risk ratio = 2.2).
mesh_terms: D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000150:complications*; D012306:Risk