Diabetic Retinopathy as a Risk Factor for Ocular Hypertension or Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a United States-based Cohort Study
Diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients significantly increases the risk of ocular hypertension and primary open angle glaucoma, with the highest risk in type 1 diabetics as high as 5-fold compared to those without diabetic retinopathy.
Authors
- Osamah J. Saeedi
- Muhammad Z. Chauhan
- Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya
- Kaersti L Rickels
- Krishna S Kishor
- Sami H. Uwaydat
- Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny
- Ahmed B. Sallam
- Richard K. Lee
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Arkansas Medical Center (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Glaucoma
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ijg.0000000000002687
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00