Open AccessCohort Study of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer and the Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Jae H. Kang,
Trang VoPham,
Francine Laden,
Bernard Rosner,
Barbara Wirostko,
Robert Ritch,
Janey L. Wiggs,
Abrar A. Qureshi,
Hongmei Nan,
Louis R. Pasquale
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001496
Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , basal cell carcinoma , cohort , cancer registry , cohort study , relative risk , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , basal cell , cancer , dermatology , surgery
In a cohort study of 120,307 participants with 25+ years of follow-up, a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) was associated with a 40% higher exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) risk.