%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of open angle glaucoma in accompanying first degree relatives of patients with glaucoma
%A Vegini
%A Franciele
%A Figueiroa Filho
%A Natanael
%A Lenci
%A Raphael Furlan
%A Garcia Neto
%A Diogo
%A Susanna Junior
%A Remo
%J Clinics
%D 2008
%I Faculdade de Medicina / USP
%R 10.1590/S1807-59322008000300007
%X objective: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of open angle glaucoma in first-degree relatives accompanying poag patients during routine examination in a reference hospital. method: first-degree relatives of primary open angle glaucoma patients who accompanied their relatives to the glaucoma service of a reference hospital were screened for glaucoma. results: one-hundred and one first-degree relatives were examined, of which 56.4% had never had their intraocular pressure measured. 10.9% had previously been diagnosed with glaucoma, and 5.9% were newly diagnosed during this study. conclusions: the eye examination of first-degree relatives identified a significant percentage of individuals with glaucoma. despite being first-degree relatives of glaucoma patients, 56.4% of the companions had never had their eye pressure measured, demonstrating a lack of awareness about this disease.
%K glaucoma
%K relatives
%K family
%K risk
%K prevalence.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1807-59322008000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en