Open-angle glaucoma and older-onset diabetes : the beaver dam eye study

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 101; no. 7; pp. 1173 - 1177
• Main Authors: KLEIN, B. E. K, KLEIN, R, JENSEN, S. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier 01.07.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Female; Glaucoma and intraocular pressure; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - epidemiology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - etiology; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Visual Fields; Wisconsin - epidemiology; Endocrinopathy; Human; Eye disease; Association; Age of onset; Open angle glaucoma; Diabetes mellitus; Adult; Frequency
• ISSN: 0161-6420; 1549-4713
• DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(94)31191-2

To evaluate the relation of older-onset diabetes to open-angle glaucoma. During a population-based study of age-related eye disease (n = 4926), participants were evaluated for the presence of glaucoma. Glycosylated hemoglobin levels were measured, and a medical history was obtained. Rates of persons meeting optic disc, visual field, and intraocular pressure criteria for definite glaucoma were more common in those with older-onset diabetes than in those without (4.2% versus 2.0%; P = 0.004). When persons with a history of treated glaucoma, despite whether they met the other criteria for glaucoma, were included, rates were 7.8% in those with diabetes compared with 3.9% in those without diabetes (P = 0.0005). The presence of open-angle glaucoma is increased in people with older-onset diabetes.