Diabetic Retinopathy as a Risk Factor for Ocular Hypertension or Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a United States-based Cohort Study

Key Points

Ocular hypertension risk increases significantly due to diabetic retinopathy.
Type 1 diabetics are at the highest risk, with up to 5-fold increase compared to those without retinopathy.
The cohort study observed diabetic patients to assess their risk for glaucoma.
Findings support the need for regular ocular examinations in diabetic individuals.

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients significantly increases the risk of ocular hypertension and primary open angle glaucoma, with the highest risk in type 1 diabetics as high as 5-fold compared to those without diabetic retinopathy.

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Rickels et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75b32c6e9836116a2215e https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/ijg.0000000000002687

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