Helicobacter Pylori Positive Dyspepsia in Relation to Ocular Manifestations and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
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Association Between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
AIM to compare the prevalence of Pylori infection in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and control group with cataract. METHODS This is a prospective case-control study. The participants were organized in two groups. First group (case) consisted of 35 patients with POAG and second group consisted of 35 age matched participants with cataract whose optic disk could be evaluated. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0972-0200
DOI: 10.7869/djo.50