Association between esodeviation and primary open-angle glaucoma: the 2010-2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Esodeviation was independently associated with POAG in the Korean population. This could be the result of, at least in part, ocular-adduction-induced greater strain on the temporal optic nerve head and peripapillary tissues, which makes eyes with esodeviation more vulnerable to POAG.