Prevalence of Myopia in Open Angle Glaucoma

Abstract

In this study concerning the prevalence of myopia in patients with open angle glaucoma, its distribution was analyzed within the sample tested in relation to the refraction defect size, compared with a control group of non-glaucomatous myopic subjects. The overall myopic rate was 17.2% of the glaucomatous patients; high myopia was more frequent in the subjects with open angle glaucoma (p less than 0.001) than in the myopic patients, thus appearing as a possible risk factor for the development of glaucoma.

Correlation Analysis between Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in Juveniles in Northern China: The Jinan City Eye Study

“…A population-based study in Wisconsin reported that myopia patients were 60% more likely to have glaucoma than emmetropic persons [31]. Similarly, the incidence of myopia in open angle glaucoma, low-tension glaucoma and ocular hypertension is also high [32]. Moderate and especially high myopia is considered a risk factor for the development and the progression of glaucoma [33].…”

Lamina Cribrosa-Related Parameters Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography for Prediction of Future Glaucoma Progression

“…For instance, myopia has been confirmed as a risk factor for glaucoma development in many publications including in large-scale population-based studies, but has not been confirmed as a risk factor for progression. 22,[27][28][29][30] Some studies even reported protective effect of myopia against glaucoma progression. 31 Here, we aimed to test the hypothesis that thinner ONH may be a risk factor for glaucoma progression.…”

2. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

“…83,89 Myopia may coexist in 3 to 18% of patients with glaucoma. 90 The association between high myopia (>10 diopters [D]) and glaucoma is particularly significant (p < .001). Some of the high myopia-related factors implicated in the development of glaucoma are a structurally weak optic nerve in myopia, impaired aqueous outflow, choroidal vascular changes, strong familial tendency, and angle malformation.…”