Risk of glaucoma to subsequent dementia or cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial evidence supports that glaucoma and dementia share pathological mechanisms and pathogenic risk factors. However, the association between glaucoma, cognitive decline and dementia has yet to be elucidated.

Objective

This study was aimed to assess whether glaucoma increase the risk of dementia or cognitive impairment.

Methods

PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases for cohort or case-control studies were searched from inception to March 10, 2024. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) was used to the risk of bias. Heterogeneity was rigorously evaluated using the I² test, while publication bias was assessed by visual inspection of the funnel plot and by Egger' s regression asymmetry test. Subgroup analy

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11335947 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature