Contributions to know the involvement of cardio-vascular diseases in glaucoma etiology, studied on a sample of 996 patients assisted in Clinic of Ophthalmology, "Prof. N. Oblu" Emergency Hospital, Iasi
Methods: The authors present the results of clinical and epidemiological research on a sample of 8118 patients assisted in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Hospital "Prof. Dr. N. Oblu", including 996 (12.1%) with glaucoma, of which 54.1% primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), 22.6%, normal tension glaucoma (NTG), 5.7% primary angle closure-glaucoma (PACG) and 17.6% secondary glaucoma, during 2006-2010.
Results: For patients with glaucoma authors assessed the prevalence of arterial hypertension (POAG: 33.1%; NTG: 32%; PACG: 8.7%, secondary: 8%), diabetes mellitus (POAG : 19.9%, TNG : 12.9%; PACG : 5.3%, secondary : 5.2%), atherosclerosis (POAG: 10.2%, TNG: 12%; PACG: 5.2%, secondary: 2.9%), vasospasm (POAG: 45 2%, TNG: 47.3%; PACG: 39.3%, secondary: 44.3%).