Do non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes associate with primary open-angle glaucoma? Insights from a case–control study in Nepal

BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are rapidly emerging public health problems worldwide, and they associate with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). POAG is the most common cause of irreversible blindness. The most effective ways to prevent glaucoma blind...

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Autores principales: Shakya-Vaidya, Suraj, Aryal, Umesh Raj, Upadhyay, Madan, Krettek, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24192283
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.22636

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