Association of Neovascular Glaucoma with Risk of Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Neovascular glaucoma (NVG), caused by ocular ischemia, is a serious ocular disease complicated by intractably increased intraocular pressure. Cerebrovascular accidents are classified into ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Based on the similar pathogenic mechanisms of NVG and ischemic stroke, we inves...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Wen Su, Yue-Cune Chang, Cheng-Li Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1851568