The Association of Refractive Error with Glaucoma in a Multiethnic Population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the association between refractive error and the prevalence of glaucoma by race or ethnicity.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Health Plan members with refractive error measured at 35 years of age or older between 2008 and 2014 and with no history of cataract surgery, refractive surgery, or a corneal disorder.

Methods

We identified 34 040 members with glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHTN; cases) and 403 398 members without glaucoma (controls). Glaucoma cases were classified as primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG); 1 of the 4 forms of open-angle glaucoma: primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), pigmentary glaucoma (PIGM), and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEX); or OHTN

SUBMITTER: Shen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4695304 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature