Glaucoma-associated long-term mortality in a rural cohort from India: the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study.

Rohit C KhannaGudlavalleti V S MurthyPyda GiridharSrinivas MarmamulaHira B PantGhanshyam Palamaner Subash ShanthaSubhabrata ChakrabartiClare E GilbertGullapalli Nageswara Rao

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2018)

This is the first longitudinal study to assess the association of glaucoma and mortality in a rural longitudinal cohort in India. Increased cup:disc ratio could be a potential marker for ageing and would need further validation.

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