Association between statin use and the risks of glaucoma in Australia: a 10-year cohort study.

Yixiong YuanMingguang HeXianwen ShangRuilin XiongJason HaLei ZhangZhuoting ZhuMingguang He

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

Long-term statin use was found to be associated with a higher risk of glaucoma onset in this study. Regarding specific types of statins, the increased risk of glaucoma onset was only observed in users of rosuvastatin.

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