HYPERTENSION, PERFUSION-PRESSURE, AND PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA - A POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT
HYPERTENSION, PERFUSION-PRESSURE, AND PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA - A POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.1995.01100020100038
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发表时间:
1995-02-01
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JAVITT, JC
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作者:
TIELSCH, JM;KATZ, J;JAVITT, JC
Objective: To evaluate the association of vascular factors with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).Design: A population-based prevalence survey of ocular disease among black and white residents.Setting: Communities of east Baltimore, Md.Participants: A stratified cluster sample of 5308 residents 40 years of age or older.Main Outcome Measures: Primary open-angle glaucoma as defined by demonstrable glaucomatous optic nerve damage based on visual fields and/or optic disc findings. Intraocular pressure level was not a criterion for diagnosis.Results: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed modest, positive association with POAG. The effect of blood pressure on POAG was modified by age, with a stronger association among older subjects. Lower perfusion pressure (blood pressure-intraocular pressure) was strongly associated with an increased prevalence of POAG, with a sixfold excess for those in the lowest category of perfusion pressure.Conclusion: These results suggest that POAG is associated with an alteration in factors related to ocular blood flow and a breakdown of autoregulation.