Life expectancy of patients with primary glaucoma, residents of a large industrial city of Siberia
Onishchenko, A.L.; Kolbasko, A.V.; Zhilina, N.M.; Isakov, I.N.; Vlasenko, A.E.
Vestnik Oftalmologii 130(2): 32-36
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-465X PMID: 24864497 Document Number: 676502
To investigate life expectancy and the structure of causes of death in patients with primary glaucoma, residents of a large industrial city of Siberia. The database of the Novokuznetsk Public Health Department information analysis center on registration forms 025 (outpatients) and 066 (inpatients) for 2004-2011 was analyzed. A total of 5424 primary glaucoma patients were registered during 2004-2011, of whom 441 (8.1%) subsequently died. Age at death of patients with primary glaucoma was 69.0 +/- 7.2 years. The difference between age at death and at diagnosis of glaucoma was 2.6 +/- 1.8 years. The correlation suggests that primary glaucoma is a predicting factor for vascular events, such as stroke or myocardial infarction. The authors assume that topical administration of beta blockers without consulting a physician and/or a cardiologist may lead to ischemic stroke.