Risk factors for glaucoma onset and progression

AL Coleman, S Miglior - Survey of ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
In this review, we distinguish among risk factors associated with the development of open-
angle glaucoma in individuals with healthy eyes, predictive determinants for the …

Obesity and eye diseases

N Cheung, TY Wong - Survey of ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. Although its
impact on overall health is well documented, less is known about the ocular manifestations …

Biomechanics of the optic nerve head

IA Sigal, CR Ethier - Experimental eye research, 2009 - Elsevier
Biomechanical factors acting at the level of the lamina cribrosa (LC) are postulated to play a
role in retinal ganglion cell dysfunction and loss in glaucoma. In support of this postulate, we …

Predictive factors for open-angle glaucoma among patients with ocular hypertension in the European Glaucoma Prevention Study

European Glaucoma Prevention Study (EGPS) Group - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the predictive factors of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in patients
affected by ocular hypertension enrolled in the European Glaucoma Prevention Study …

Validated prediction model for the development of primary open-angle glaucoma in individuals with ocular hypertension

Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group… - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To test the validity and generalizability of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment
Study (OHTS) prediction model for the development of primary open-angle glaucoma …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral domain optical coherence tomography for glaucoma (an AOS thesis)

JS Schuman - Transactions of the American Ophthalmological …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a rapidly evolving, robust technology that
has profoundly changed the practice of ophthalmology. Spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT) …

Factors associated with lifetime risk of open‐angle glaucoma blindness

D Peters, B Bengtsson, A Heijl - Acta ophthalmologica, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate factors associated with bilateral glaucoma blindness, particularly
factors available at the time of diagnosis. Methods: Retrospective chart review of all patients …

Body mass index has a linear relationship with cerebrospinal fluid pressure

JP Berdahl, D Fleischman, J Zaydlarova… - … & visual science, 2012 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cerebrospinal
fluid pressure (CSFP), as low BMI and low CSFP have recently been described as risk …

Intercurrent factors associated with the development of open-angle glaucoma in the European glaucoma prevention study

S Miglior, V Torri, T Zeyen, N Pfeiffer, JC Vaz… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the intercurrent factors for the development of open-angle glaucoma
(OAG) in ocular hypertensive patients who were enrolled in the European Glaucoma …

Biomechanics of the posterior eye: a critical role in health and disease

IC Campbell, B Coudrillier… - Journal of …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The posterior eye is a complex biomechanical structure. Delicate neural and vascular
tissues of the retina, choroid, and optic nerve head that are critical for visual function are …