Effects of socioeconomic status on baseline values and outcomes at 24 months in the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study randomised controlled Trial

Conclusions
In patients presenting with advanced glaucoma. SES at baseline is correlated with poorer visual function, poorer Visual Function Questionnaire-25 QoL, ethnicity, age and number visits to an optician in the years preceding diagnosis. SES at baseline does not have an effect of the success of treatment at 24 months.

Trial registration number
ISRCTN56878850.

Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - January 29, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: King, A. J., Hudson, J., Azuara-Blanco, A., Kirwan, J. F., Goyal, S., Lim, K. S., Maclennan, G., TAGS research group, King, Agrawal, Stead, Broadway, Strouthidis, Chew, Sng, Toth, Gazzard, Garway-Heath, Barton, Elkarmouty, Nikita, Triolo, Aguilar-Munoa, G Tags: Glaucoma Source Type: research