title: [Contributions to know the involvement of cardio-vascular diseases in glaucoma etiology, studied on a sample of 996 patients assisted in Clinic of Ophthalmology, "Prof. N. Oblu" Emergency Hospital, Iasi].
abstract: METHODS
  The authors present the results of clinical and epidemiological research on a sample of 8118 patients assisted in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Hospital "Prof. Dr. N. Oblu", including 996 (12.1%) with glaucoma, of which 54.1% primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), 22.6%, normal tension glaucoma (NTG), 5.7% primary angle closure-glaucoma (PACG) and 17.6% secondary glaucoma, during 2006-2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For patients with glaucoma authors assessed the prevalence of arterial hypertension (POAG: 33.1%; NTG: 32%; PACG: 8.7%, secondary: 8%), diabetes mellitus (POAG : 19.9%, TNG : 12.9%; PACG : 5.3%, secondary : 5.2%), atherosclerosis (POAG: 10.2%, TNG: 12%; PACG: 5.2%, secondary: 2.9%), vasospasm (POAG: 45 2%, TNG: 47.3%; PACG: 39.3%, secondary: 44.3%).
authors.affiliation: Universităţii de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bucătariu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costin
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manole
authors.forename: Mioara Calipsoana
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Matei
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merchez
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000209:etiology; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000209:etiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D009885:Ophthalmology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012494:Sampling Studies