Statins and other cholesterol-lowering medications and the presenceof glaucoma
Objective To explore whether oral statin and other antihyperlipidemic medicationsare
associated with open-angle glaucoma. Methods The administrative clinical databases
maintained at the Veterans AffairsMedical Center, Birmingham, Ala, were used to conduct a
matched case-controlstudy. Cases were all male patients aged 50 years and older with a
new diagnosisof glaucoma on an outpatient or inpatient visit during the period January1,
1997, through December 31, 2001. Ten control subjects were matched to eachcase …
associated with open-angle glaucoma. Methods The administrative clinical databases
maintained at the Veterans AffairsMedical Center, Birmingham, Ala, were used to conduct a
matched case-controlstudy. Cases were all male patients aged 50 years and older with a
new diagnosisof glaucoma on an outpatient or inpatient visit during the period January1,
1997, through December 31, 2001. Ten control subjects were matched to eachcase …