Social history and glaucoma progression: the effect of body mass index, tobacco and alcohol consumption on the rates of structural change in patients with glaucoma

CONCLUSIONS: In a large clinical population with glaucoma, habits of tobacco and alcohol consumption showed no significant effect on the rates of RNFL change. Higher BMI was significantly associated with slower rates of RNFL loss.PMID:38621956 | DOI:10.1136/bjo-2023-323186

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - April 15, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Asmaa A Youssif Ndidi-Amaka Onyekaba Rizul Naithani Khaled Abdelazeem Ahmed M Fathalla Mohamed S Abdel-Rhaman Alessandro A Jammal Felipe A Medeiros Source Type: research