Patients with higher levels of cholesterol are more at risk for primary open-angle glaucoma, while those who take statins to control cholesterol levels are at less risk, according to a study.
“Our results, using longitudinal data from 136,782 participants, showed that use of statins for 5 years or longer vs. never using statins was associated with a 21% lower chance of primary open-angle glaucoma,” study co-author Jae Hee Kang, ScD, told Healio.com/OSN.
The researchers used biennial data from patients 40 years or older who did not have glaucoma and reported (Read more...)

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Patients with higher levels of cholesterol are more at risk for primary open-angle glaucoma, while those who take statins to control cholesterol levels are at less risk, according to a study.
“Our results, using longitudinal data from 136,782 participants, showed that use of statins for 5 years or longer vs. never using statins was associated with a 21% lower chance of primary open-angle glaucoma,” study co-author Jae Hee Kang, ScD, told Healio.com/OSN.
The researchers used biennial data from patients 40 years or older who did not have glaucoma and reported (Read more...)

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