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JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA
Volume 18, Issue 6, Pages 423-428Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31818d3899
Keywords
primary open-angle glaucoma; lifestyle factors; diet; semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire
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- National Institutes of Health [EY015473]
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The only proven strategy to prevent primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the use of ocular hypotensive therapy among people diagnosed with ocular hypertension. In this review, various modifiable lifestyle factors, Such as exercise, diet, and cigarette smoking, that may influence intraocular pressure and that have been studied in relation to the risk of developing POAG are discussed. Epidemiologic Studies oil lifestyle factors are few, and the current evidence suggests that there are no environmental factors that are clearly associated with POAG; however, a few factors merit further study. This review also Outlines future directions for research into the primary prevention of POAG.
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