Diabetic Retinopathy as a Risk Factor for Ocular Hypertension or Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a United States-Based Cohort Study.
Rickels Kaersti L, Chauhan Muhammad Z, Saeedi Osamah J, Kishor Krishna S, Uwaydat Sami H, Bhattacharya Sanjoy K et al.
Diabetic retinopathy significantly increases lifetime OHT/POAG risk in T1DM (5x/4x) and T2DM (2.6x), especially with PDR. This mandates vigilant glaucoma screening and comprehensive ophthalmic management in all diabetic patients, particularly those with DR.