Thirteen-Year Follow-up of Optic Disc Hemorrhages in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the cumulative incidence of optic disc hemorrhage (ODH) before and after development of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG); determine the prognostic significance of ODH for the development of POAG; and identify predictive factors for ODH.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Methods

ODHs were evaluated in 3236 eyes of 1618 Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) participants annually using stereoscopic optic disc photographs. The incidence of ODH before and after the development of POAG, the risk of ODH for POAG, and risk factors for ODH were determined using a multivariate proportional hazards regression model.

Results

After a median follow-up of 13 years, 1 or more ODHs were detected in 179 eyes of 169 participants. The incidence of ODH wa

SUBMITTER: Budenz DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5658027 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature