Age, sex may affect retinal vasculature in glaucoma

SALT LAKE CITY — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Osamah J. Saeedi, MD, discusses a study that looked at the impact of age and sex on retinal vasculature in patients with glaucoma.
According to Saeedi, an analysis of more than 88,000 fundus images showed that women with glaucoma showed a “dramatic decline” in central retinal artery equivalent and central retinal vein equivalent between the ages of 40 and 49 years vs. men with glaucoma, who demonstrated a consistent decline over time.
“This steep decline in [retinal (Read more...)