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

Herng Ching Lin; Jiunn Horng Kang; Yi Der Jiang; Jau Der Ho

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.005

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

Herng Ching Lin, Jiunn Horng Kang, Yi Der Jiang, Jau Der Ho

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Objective: To investigate the risk of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) after a diagnosis of hypothyroidism. Design: A retrospective, population-based follow-up study using an administrative database. Participants: The study group comprised 257 hypothyroidism patients. The comparison group included 2056 subjects. Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database. The study cohort comprised patients aged

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1960-1966
Number of pages	7
Journal	Ophthalmology
Volume	117
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.005
Publication status	Published - Oct 2010

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