Risk of depression in glaucoma patients with vision impairment: A nationwide cohort study
Primary open-angle glaucoma increased the risk of developing depression. The risk escalated gradually with the presence and severity of concurrent vision impairment. The impact of glaucoma and vision impairment on new-onset depression was greater in men and in those with less comorbidities.
Authors
- Kyoung Ohn
- Chan Kee Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-8293)
- Kyungdo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-1263)
- Younhea Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4223-0923)
- Sheng‐Min Wang
- Hae-young Lopilly Park
- Jung Il Moon
Institutions
- Soongsil University (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40617
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea