Patterns of open-angle glaucoma in the Barbados Family Study
OphthalmologyPublished 1 June 2001
M. Cristina Leske, Barbara Nemesure, Qimei He, Szu‐Yuan Wu, J. Fielding Hejtmancik, Anselm Hennis
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Multivariate comparisons between siblings with and without OAG found that age, higher intraocular pressure (IOP), myopia, and lower diastolic blood pressure-IOP differences were related to OAG, whereas hypertension and diabetes were not.
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Based on standardized protocols and examinations, approximately one quarter of the relatives had OAG or suspected OAG, despite their relatively young age. Risk factors for OAG in siblings were similar to risk factors in unrelated individuals. Analyses are ongoing to determine OAG inheritance and to localize potential gene(s) involved.
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