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Risk of cataract and glaucoma in patients with multiple sclerosis

Risk of cataract and glaucoma in patients with multiple sclerosis
Risk of cataract and glaucoma in patients with multiple sclerosis
Background: the aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma.

Methods: we conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident MS patients (5576 cases) were identified and each was matched to six patients without MS (controls) by age, gender, and practice. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of incident cataract and glaucoma in MS. Time-dependent adjustments were made for age, history of diseases and drug use.

Results: MS patients had no overall increased risk of cataract, adjusted (adj.) HR 1.15 (95% CI 0.94–1.41) or glaucoma, adj. HR 1.02 (95% CI 0.78–1.33). Risk of cataract (adj. HR 2.45 (95% CI 1.56–3.86)) and glaucoma (adj. HR 1.70 (95% CI 1.01–2.86)) was significantly greater in patients < 50 years, particularly in men < 50 years: cataract, adj. HR 4.23 (95% CI 2.22–8.05) and glaucoma, adj. HR 2.76 (95% CI 1.28–5.93).

Conclusion: this is the first study which showed that the risk of cataract and glaucoma is elevated in MS patients younger than 50 years, particularly men
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Bazelier, Marloes T.
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Mueller-Schotte, Sigrid
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Leufkens, Hubert G.M.
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Uitdehaag, Bernard M.J.
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van Staa, Tjeerd
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de Vries, Frank
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Bazelier, Marloes T.
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Leufkens, Hubert G.M.
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Uitdehaag, Bernard M.J.
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van Staa, Tjeerd
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de Vries, Frank
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Bazelier, Marloes T., Mueller-Schotte, Sigrid, Leufkens, Hubert G.M., Uitdehaag, Bernard M.J., van Staa, Tjeerd and de Vries, Frank (2012) Risk of cataract and glaucoma in patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 18 (5), 628-638. (doi:10.1177/1352458511426737). (PMID:22025330)

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Background: the aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma.

Methods: we conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident MS patients (5576 cases) were identified and each was matched to six patients without MS (controls) by age, gender, and practice. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of incident cataract and glaucoma in MS. Time-dependent adjustments were made for age, history of diseases and drug use.

Results: MS patients had no overall increased risk of cataract, adjusted (adj.) HR 1.15 (95% CI 0.94–1.41) or glaucoma, adj. HR 1.02 (95% CI 0.78–1.33). Risk of cataract (adj. HR 2.45 (95% CI 1.56–3.86)) and glaucoma (adj. HR 1.70 (95% CI 1.01–2.86)) was significantly greater in patients < 50 years, particularly in men < 50 years: cataract, adj. HR 4.23 (95% CI 2.22–8.05) and glaucoma, adj. HR 2.76 (95% CI 1.28–5.93).

Conclusion: this is the first study which showed that the risk of cataract and glaucoma is elevated in MS patients younger than 50 years, particularly men

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e-pub ahead of print date: October 2011
Published date: May 2012
Organisations: Faculty of Medicine

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Local EPrints ID: 340364
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340364
ISSN: 1352-4585
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Date deposited: 21 Jun 2012 12:46
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:23

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Author: Marloes T. Bazelier
Author: Sigrid Mueller-Schotte
Author: Hubert G.M. Leufkens
Author: Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag
Author: Tjeerd van Staa
Author: Frank de Vries

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