Predictors for incidence of primary open-angle glaucoma in a South Indian population: the Chennai eye disease incidence study

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 121; no. 7; p. 1370
• Main Authors: Vijaya, Lingam, Rashima, Asokan, Panday, Manish, Choudhari, Nikhil S, Ramesh, Sathyamangalam Ve, Lokapavani, Velumuri, Boddupalli, Sachi Devi, Sunil, Govindan T, George, Ronnie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - epidemiology; Gonioscopy; Humans; Incidence; India - epidemiology; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Sex Distribution; Tonometry, Ocular; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Visual Field Tests; Visual Fields; India

To determine the 6-year incidence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and its associated predictors. Population-based cohort study. A total of 4316 subjects without POAG at baseline who were 40 years of age and older from a south Indian population. Participants were examined at baseline and after...