Depression and severity of glaucoma among older adults in urban and suburban areas

• Main Authors: Sangeetha Tharmathurai, Muhammad Ikmal Mohamad Kamil, Asrenee A. Razak, Jemaima Che Hamzah, Azhany Yaakub, Qamaruddin Fazilawati, Liza-Sharmini Ahmad T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2021
• Subjects: BF Psychology; HT Communities. Classes. Races; RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27303/1/Depression%20and%20severity%20of%20glaucoma%20among%20older%20adults%20in%20urban%20and%20suburban%20areas%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27303/; https://journals.lww.com/glaucomajournal/Abstract/2021/05000/Depression_and_Severity_of_Glaucoma_Among_Older.9.aspx
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Summary: Depression increases with severity of visual field defect in older adults with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among patients with POAG and examine the relationship between depression and the severity of POAG in ol...