Detection of serum uric acid in primary open angle glaucoma: A pilot study.

Rita SerraFlorence Coscas Antonio PinnaMarcella PeriIgnazio ZuccaAlexandre SellamErmete GiancipoliFrancesco Boscia

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)

Results suggest that in POAG patients, serum UA levels may be decreased and correlated with visual field and OCT parameters worsening. Further larger multi-center prospective studies are necessary to confirm our findings and establish the role of UA in glaucoma.

Keyphrases

uric acid
end stage renal disease
metabolic syndrome
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
optic nerve
patient reported outcomes
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