
No heart attack link to glaucoma
Patients with glaucoma are not at an increased risk of developing systemic vascular disease, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of the Acta Ophthalmologica.
Patients with glaucoma are not at an increased risk of developing systemic vascular disease, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of the Acta Ophthalmologica.
After adjusting for traditional risk factors, the team found no difference in the level of HT, IHD or cardiovascular incidents between the study subjects and the general population.
Therefore, the team concluded that neither POAG nor EG is a risk factor for the development of systemic vascular disease.