在初级开放角度非洲祖先眼遗传学研究 (POAAGG) 中,光盘灰色新月的患病率和相关因素
Ebenezer Daniel1, Jinpeng Gao2, Maureen G Maguire2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ebenezerdaniel@gmail.com.
BMJ open ophthalmology
|June 6, 2023
概括
光盘灰色新月 (GC) 影响15%的非洲裔美国人患有青光眼. 这些因素包括年轻的年龄,糖尿病和特定的眼部特征,这表明非洲的祖先更高.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 玻璃眼是导致不可逆转失明的主要原因.
- 光盘异常,如灰色新月 (GC),可能与青光眼的进展有关.
- 了解不同人群中的GC患病率对于早期检测和管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定光盘灰色新月 (GC) 在被诊断患有青光眼的非洲裔美国人的患病率.
- 确定与该人口中GC存在相关的人口,临床和遗传因素.
主要方法:
- 在初级开放角度非洲祖先玻璃眼遗传学研究中对1491名玻璃眼患者的立体光盘图像进行分析.
- 图像的独立分级,异常由眼科医生解决.
- 逻辑回归模型,考虑到眼间相关性,用于评估GC的风险因素.
主要成果:
- 灰色新月 (GC) 在15%的青光眼病例中被观察到 (227/1491),其中11.4%是单边的,3.82%是双边的.
- 与GC显著相关的因素包括年轻的年龄,糖尿病,光盘倾斜,垂直的周围区域和β周围缩.
- 患有GC的个体表现出更高程度的非洲血统 (较低的q0成分).
结论:
- 超过15%的非洲裔美国人患有青光眼的光盘灰色新月 (GC).
- 在年轻人,糖尿病患者和非洲血统较高的人群中,GC更为普遍.
- 与光盘倾斜和贝塔周围缩的相关性应在临床评估中考虑患有初级开角青光眼的黑人患者.
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