Hypothyroidism and the risk of developing open-angle glaucoma: A five-year population-based follow-up study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1960-1966

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Kang, Jiunn Horng ^a,b   Jiang, Yi Der ^c   Ho, Jau Der ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; COMPLICATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROXINE;

EID: 77957570078     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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