Neovascular Glaucoma Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
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At a glance
- Data published in Scientific Reports indicates that cardiovascular events, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are more common in patients with neovascular glaucoma.
- The findings suggest that the presence of neovascular glaucoma may point to an increased cardiovascular risk profile among these patients.
- Jaime Levy, MD, an ophthalmologist at Hadassah University Medical Center in Israel, stated that the research grew out of observations made during routine patient care.
Data published in Scientific Reports indicates that cardiovascular events, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are more common in patients with neovascular glaucoma.
The findings suggest that the presence of neovascular glaucoma may point to an increased cardiovascular risk profile among these patients.
Jaime Levy, MD, an ophthalmologist at Hadassah University Medical Center in Israel, stated that the research grew out of observations made during routine patient care.
According to Dr. Levy, This project actually started from a clinical impression,
noting that In daily practice, we often felt that patients with neovascular glaucoma were not only visually very sick, but also systemically more ill than the ‘typical’
.