Prevalence of open angle glaucoma in accompanying first degree relatives of patients with glaucoma

• Autor(a) principal: Vegini, Franciele
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Figueiroa Filho, Natanael, Lenci, Raphael Furlan, Garcia Neto, Diogo, Susanna Junior, Remo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Clinics
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/17801
• topic: Glaucoma; Relatives; Family; Risk; Prevalence

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of open angle glaucoma in first-degree relatives accompanying POAG patients during routine examination in a reference hospital. METHOD: First-degree relatives of primary open angle glaucoma patients who accompanied their relatives to the glaucoma service of a reference hospital were screened for glaucoma. RESULTS: One-hundred and one first-degree relatives were examined, of which 56.4% had never had their intraocular pressure measured. 10.9% had previously been diagnosed with glaucoma, and 5.9% were newly diagnosed during this study. CONCLUSIONS: The eye examination of first-degree relatives identified a significant percentage of individuals with glaucoma. Despite being first-degree relatives of glaucoma patients, 56.4% of the companions had never had their eye pressure measured, demonstrating a lack of awareness about this disease.