Table 3 Comparison of IOP, corneal biomechanics and visual acuity between participants reporting glaucoma and those who did not (mean±SE)

From: Measures of socioeconomic status and self-reported glaucoma in the UK Biobank cohort

 

No glaucoma

Glaucoma

P-value

IOP (mm Hg, Goldmann-corrected)

 Right

15.84±0.01

18.26±0.12

<0.001

 Left

15.70±0.01

18.01±0.12

<0.001

IOP (mm Hg, cornea-corrected)

 Right

16.02±0.01

18.87±0.12

<0.001

 Left

15.95±0.01

18.74±0.13

<0.001

Corneal hysteresis

 Right

10.67±0.01

9.96±0.07

<0.001

 Left

10.63±0.01

9.89±0.06

<0.001

Corneal resistance

 Right

10.74±0.01

10.86±0.07

0.03

 Left

10.66±0.01

10.72±0.06

0.30

Visual acuity ( log Mar)

 Right

0.025±0.001

0.088±0.005

<0.001

 Left

0.021±0.001

0.083±0.006

<0.001

  1. A self-reported diagnosis of glaucoma was significantly associated with greater IOP (P<0.001), reduced corneal hysteresis (P<0.001) and reduced visual acuity (P<0.001).
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