Longitudinal changes in intraocular pressure and association with systemic factors and refractive error: Lingtou Eye Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To investigate the longitudinal changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and its associations with refractive error and systemic determinants in a Chinese geriatric population. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Guangzhou Government Servant Physical Check-up Center, Guangzhou, China. PARTICIPANTS:4413 government employees aged no less than 40 years (41.9% female) attending annual physical and eye examinations were included in this study. The inclusion criterion was having attended the 2010 follow-up examination. The exclusion criteria include glaucoma or intraocular surgery history, IOP >21 mm Hg at any visit or without available IOP data at all visits from 2010 to 2014. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:The outcome measure was IOP at each follow-up visit from 2010 to 20

SUBMITTER: Han X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829881 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature