Associations of smoking and alcohol consumption with the development of open angle glaucoma: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the associations of alcohol consumption and smoking with the development of perimetric glaucoma in patients with suspected glaucoma.

Design

A retrospective cohort study of patients suspected to have glaucoma enrolled in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS) and the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES).

Setting

Three tertiary glaucoma centres in the USA.

Participants

825 eyes of 610 patients with glaucoma suspect eyes with normal visual fields (VF) at baseline were followed over an average of 9 years from the DIGS and ADAGES studies.

Outcome measures

Development of glaucoma was defined as occurrence of three consecutive abnormal VF tests during follow-up. Univariable and multivariable Cox regressio

SUBMITTER: Mahmoudinezhad G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551939 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature