The American Journal of Managed Care

Increased Risk of POAG Associated With Polygenic Risk Score

Polygenic risk score was found to be associated with a higher risk of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with ocular hypertension. Patients with ocular hypertension had an increased risk ...
Medscape

High Eye Pressure? Vitamin B3 May Shield Against Glaucoma

Supplementation with vitamin B3 is associated with a 66% lower risk of developing glaucoma in people with high eye pressure, a real-world study shows.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Mental Health Scores Decreased in Patients Who Developed POAG

POAG diagnosis may correlate with decreased mental health scores, as shown by a significant post-diagnosis score reduction in the POAG group compared to controls. The study used the Visual Function ...
Medical Xpress

Drop in mental health scores seen with primary open-angle glaucoma diagnosis

Diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is associated with a reduction in mental health scores, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Mae O. Gordon, Ph.D., from the Washington ...
News Medical

Study uncovers key genes and cell types that may affect pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma

Although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 55, there remains no cure for the disease and its biological mechanisms are not well understood.
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Researchers identify genes and cell types that may have causal role in primary open-angle glaucoma formation

Although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 55, there remains no cure for the disease and its biological mechanisms are not well understood.