Risk of glaucoma with bisphosphonate use in patients with osteoporosis
Bonnie He,
Mahyar Etminan,
Rami Darwich
et al.
Abstract:Purpose Bisphosphonates (BPs) are first line agents commonly used in the management of osteoporosis. There have been two case reports that have suggested a possible link between BPs and acute angle closure (AAC). In the absence of any large epidemiologic studies, we sought to determine the risk of AAC and OAG with bisphosphonate use in patients with osteoporosis.Methods This was a retrospective cohort study with a case control analysis from 2008–2018. The study used the PharMetrics Plus Database (IQVIA, USA) w… Show more
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