Risk Factors for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Western Turkey Türkiye

Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce/Ya z›fl ma Ad re si: Güliz Fatma Yavaş MD, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Gsm: +90 505 504 41 47 E-pos ta: gkumbar@ttmail.com Re cei ved/Ge lifl Ta ri hi: 20.04.2012 Ac cep ted/Ka bul Ta ri hi: 30.10.2012 Sum mary Pur po se: To evaluate the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in subjects aged over 40 years in Western Turkey and to quantify its association with several systemic risk factors. Ma te ri al and Met hod: The research was conducted in Afyonkarahisar, a middle Anatolian city, between November 2005 and February 2006. A total of 1533 subjects aged 40 years or more were included in the study. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atherosclerotic cardiac disease, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and dietary habitus (meat, chicken, and fish consumption) were asked. Level of blood glucose, serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, Vitamin B12, and thyroid-stimulating-hormone were determined. Ophthalmic examination was performed, and intraocular pressure was measured by tonopen. Subjects with an IOP of 21 mmHg or more and/or with a cupping/disc ratio of 0.3 or more were told to come to the clinic for visual field analysis and gonioscopy. Subjects with a typical glaucomatous visual field defect and an open angle were recorded as POAG. Risk factors for POAG were determined by chi-square test. Re sults: Prevalence of POAG was found to be 2% (30 subjects) and the only associated risk factor was age (p=0.05). Dietary habitus was also not associated with glaucoma (p>0.05). Dis cus si on: This study provides a population-based data about the prevalence and risk factors of POAG in Turkey. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 87-90)

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