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domingo, 30 de septiembre de 2018

Observan un vínculo entre ciertas patologías oculares y la enfermedad de Alzheimer

Associations between recent and established ophthalmic conditions and risk of Alzheimer's disease

Abstract



Introduction


Identifying ophthalmic diseases associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) may enable better screening and understanding of those at risk of AD.
Methods

Diagnoses of glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) were based on International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, codes for 3877 participants from the Adult Changes in Thought study. The adjusted hazard ratio for developing probable or possible AD for recent (within 5 years) and established (>5 years) diagnoses were assessed.

Results

Over 31,142 person-years of follow-up, 792 AD cases occurred. The recent and established hazard ratio were 1.46 (P = .01) and 0.87 (P = .19) for glaucoma, 1.20 (P = .12) and 1.50 (P < .001) for AMD, and 1.50 (P = .045) and 1.50 (P = .03) for DR.

Discussion

Increased AD risk was found for recent glaucoma diagnoses, established AMD diagnoses, and both recent and established DR. People with certain ophthalmic conditions may have increased AD risk.

Keywords:

Alzheimer's disease, Adult Changes in Thought (ACT), Ophthalmology, Diabetic retinopathy, Age-related macular degeneration, Glaucoma, Cataract

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