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Patients with ocular surface disease more prone to glaucoma
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There is a significantly higher prevalence for glaucoma among patients with severe ocular surface disease, a recent study found.
Julie H. Tsai, MD, and colleagues conducted the retrospective study. They found that 71 of 108 eyes with ocular surface disease were diagnosed with glaucoma.
In the study, the overall prevalence of glaucoma was 65.7%, and the overall incidence was 20.4%. Looking at the various types of ocular surface disease, the highest percentages of patients with concurrent glaucoma were in aniridia and chemical injury. The lowest percentages appeared in autoimmune or iatrogenic patients, according to the study.
“Compared with previous studies, our results show a significantly higher prevalence of glaucoma in patients with severe [ocular surface disease],” the researchers said. “This information warrants increased attention to treatment and management of ocular surface disease and concurrent glaucoma.”
The study is published in the June issue of Cornea.