TY - JOUR T1 - Systemic factors in patients with low-tension glaucoma. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 56 LP - 62 DO - 10.1136/bjo.65.1.56 VL - 65 IS - 1 AU - I. Goldberg AU - F. C. Hollows AU - M. A. Kass AU - B. Becker Y1 - 1981/01/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/65/1/56.abstract N2 - Nineteen patients (38 eyes) with low-tension glaucoma were compared with 53 subjects (106 eyes) with ocular hypertension. Comparable for age and sex, the 2 groups were assessed with respect to haematological and biochemical criteria, physical activity, and medical history. Statistical analyses of the differences between the 2 groups highlighted the importance of diastolic ophthalmodynamometry levels, prediagnosis exercise habits, cardiovascular disease status, and possibly systolic blood pressure. Patients with low-tension glaucoma suffered a higher prevalence of multiple abnormalities of these systemic factors than did their ocular hypertensive counterparts. There were no significant differences between the 2 groups with respect to the many other factors examined. ER -