Long-term benefit of reduced intraocular pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma patients in Ethiopia

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-315

  Alemu, Abiye M ^a   Kristoffersen, Caroline J ^b   Kristoffersen, Michael S ^c   Stewart, Jeanette A ^c   Stewart, William C ^c  

^a Ras Desta Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^b Charleston Research Company LLC   (United States)

^c University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Primary open angle glaucoma; Target pressure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952863026     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000209     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Alemayehu W, Tekle-Haimanot R, Forsgren L, Erkstedt J. Causes of visual impairment in central Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J 1995; 33: 163-174
2. Zerihun N, Mabey D. Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: results of a population-based survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 1997; 4: 19-26.
3. Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bayu S, et al. Low vision and blindness in adults in Gurage Zone, central Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol 2003; 87: 677-680 (Pubitemid 36649214)
4. Bedri A, Alemu B. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Ethiopian glaucoma patients. East Afr Med J 1999; 76: 278-280
5. Teshome T, Regassa K. Prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Ethiopian patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2004; 82: 254-258 (Pubitemid 38714639)
6. Goldschmidt E, Fuchs J, Raitta C. Glaucoma prevalence in the Nordic countries. Estimates based on glaucoma drug consumption. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1989; 67: 204-210
7. Alemu AM, Nelson LA, Kruft B, Stewart JA, Stewart WC. Epidemiology of glaucoma in central Ethiopia. Int J Ophthalmol 2008; 8: 1729-1733
8. Friedman DS, Wolfs RC, O'Colmain BJ, et al. Data Center for Preventive Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among adults in the United States. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122: 532-538
9. Shiose Y, Kitazawa Y, Tsukahara S, et al. Epidemiology of glaucoma in Japan - a nationwide glaucoma survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol 1991; 35: 133-155 (Pubitemid 24187715)
10. Choe YJ. The prevalence of glaucoma in Korean adults. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34: 1286.
11. Sihota R, Agarwal HC. Profile of the subtypes of angle-closure glaucoma in a tertiary hospital in north India. Indian J Ophthalmol 1998; 46: 25-29 (Pubitemid 128520474)
12. Chew PT, Aung T, Aquino MV, Rojanapongpun P, EXACT Study Group. Intraocular pressure-reducing effects and safety of latanoprost versus timolol in patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma. Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 427-434 (Pubitemid 38293094)
13. AGIS Investigators. The advanced glaucoma intervention study (AGIS): 7. The relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130: 429-440
14. Kolker AE, Sharpe ED, Day DG, et al. Long-term progression at individual mean intraocular pressure levels in primary open-angle and exfoliative glaucoma. Eur J Ophthalmol 2008; 18: 765-770
15. Bengtsson B, Leske MC, Hyman L, Heijl A. Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial Group. Fluctuation of intraocular pressure and glaucoma progression in the early manifest glaucoma trial. Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 203-204
16. Mao LK, Stewart WC, Shields MB. Correlation between intraocular pressure control and progressive glaucomatous damage in primary open-angle glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 1991; 111: 51-55
17. Stewart WC, Chorak RP, Hunt HH, Sethuraman G. Factors associated with visual loss in patients with advanced glaucomatous changes in the optic nerve head. Am J Ophthalmol 1993; 116: 176-181 (Pubitemid 23229078)
18. Stewart WC, Kolker AE, Sharpe ED, et al. Factors associated with long-term progression or stability in primary open-angle glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130: 274-279
19. Stewart WC, Day DG, Jenkins JN, Passmore CL, Stewart JA. Mean intraocular pressure and progression based on corneal thickness in primary open-angle glaucoma. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2006; 22: 26-33.
20. Gordon MO, Beiser JA, Brandt JD, et al. The ocular hypertension treatment study: baseline factors that predict the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120: 714-720
21. Konstas AGP, Irkec MT, Teus MA, et al. Mean intraocular pressure and progression based on corneal thickness in patients with ocular hypertension. Eye 2009; 23: 73-78
22. Ritch R, Shields MB, Krupin T. The Glaucomas: Clinical Science: second edition. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1996; 778, 786.