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Glaucoma, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Parkinson’s Disease: An 8-Year Population-Based Follow-Up Study
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| Author | Chien, Nien |
| Abstract | Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma. An association between POAG and the subsequent risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) was unclear. Objective: To investigate the association between POAG (including normal-tension glaucoma) and the subsequent risk of AD or PD 8 years following a diagnosis of POAG. Methods: We performed a retrospective, propensity-score-matched analysis of a population-based cohort consisting of patients with and without POAG aged 60 years and older. Control patients without POAG were propensity-score matched to POAG patients based on their baseline characteristics. Results: The incidence rates and confidence intervals (CIs) of AD among the patients with and without POAG were 2.85 (95 % CI: 2.19–3.70) and 1.98 (95 % CI: 1.68–2.31) per 1000 person-years, respectively. The incidence rates of PD among the POAG and non-POAG cohorts were 4.36 (95 % CI: 3.52–5.39) and 4.37 (95 % CI: 3.92–4.86) per 1000 person-years, respectively. Kaplan-Meier failure curves showed that the POAG patients had a higher risk of AD than the control patients did (log-rank test, P =.0189). However, the cumulative PD hazard ratios for the POAG and non-POAG patients did not differ significantly (log-rank test, P =.9953). |
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