This article was published in the latest NZ Optics newsletter and makes interesting reading.
RISK FACTORS OR RAPID GLAUCOMA DISEASE PROGRESSION. Chan TCW, Bala C, Siu A et al
American Journal of Ophthalmology 2017;180:151-157
The purpose of this study was to determine the intraocular and systemic risk factor differences between a group of rapid glaucoma disease progressors and non-rapid disease progresses. A retrospective casecontrol study was performed and included 48 rapidly progressing eyes (> 1dB mean deviation (MD)/year) and 486 non-rapid progressing eyes (progression < 1dB MD/ year). Clinical and demographic data (age, sex, CCT, IOP, refraction, medications) along with medical, surgical and ocular histories were collected.
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