Maltish M Lorenzo, Julia Devlin, Chhavi Saini, Kin-Sang Cho, Eleftherios I Paschalis, Dong Feng Chen, Rafaella Nascimento E Silva, Sherleen H Chen, Milica A Margeta, Courtney Ondeck, David Solá-Del Valle, James Chodosh, Joseph B Ciolino, Roberto Pineda, Louis R Pasquale, Lucy Q Shen
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of autoimmune disease (AiD) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) undergoing ophthalmic surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with POAG undergoing any ophthalmic surgery and control subjects undergoing cataract surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear from March 2019 to April 2020. METHODS: All available medical records with patient demographics, ocular, and medical conditions were reviewed...
March 2022: Ophthalmology Glaucoma