Smoking Cessation May Reduce Risk of Visual Field Progression in Heavy Smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Prcis

The earlier a person quits smoking the more likely is the optic nerve be spared from damage.

Purpose

To investigate the effect of smoking cessation on visual field (VF) progression in glaucoma.

Methods

Primary open angle glaucoma patients with a minimum of 3 years follow-up and 5 VFs were included. Linear mixed models were used to investigate the effects of smoking on the rates of 24-2 VF mean deviation loss after adjusting for confounding factors. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to identify whether different levels of smoking intensity were associated with VF progression with respect to different duration of quitting.

Results

Five hundred eleven eyes of 354 patients were included over the mean follow-up of 12.4 years. Mean baseline age (95% c

SUBMITTER: Mahmoudinezhad G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10814878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature