Key clinical point: Patients with migraine are at a higher risk of developing subsequent primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), with the risk being even higher among patients with chronic and severe migraine.
Major finding: Over 9 years of follow-up, the incidence rates of POAG were 3.249 and 2.408 per 1000 person-years in patients with and without migraine, respectively. Compared with individuals without migraine, patients with migraine and severe migraine had 1.19 (adjusted HR [aHR] 1.188; 95% CI 1.140-1.239) and 1.29 (aHR 1.285; 95% CI 1.166-1.415) times higher risk for POAG, respectively.
Study details: Findings are from a retrospective cohort study including 2,716,562 individuals aged ≥40 years, of which 87,809 had migraine.
Disclosures: The study was funded by Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation, New Hampshire. The authors declared no competing interests.
Source: Ohn K et al. Presence and severity of migraine is associated with development of primary open angle glaucoma: A population-based longitudinal cohort study. PLoS One. 2023;18(3):e0283495 (Mar 24). Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283495