C-reactive protein in patients with open angle glaucoma

Abstract EN

This study aimed to evaluate the C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with open angle glaucoma.

This cross sectional study included 36 patients diagnosed with glaucoma compared to 36 healthy controls.

Each patient went through a complete ophthalmic examination and blood sampling for CRP.

A thirty six cases (23 males, 13 females, mean age 60±11.7 years) with glaucoma and 36 age-matched controls (18 males, 18 females, mean age 58.25±10.45 years) were evaluated.

Serum CRP levels were significantly higher in glaucoma cases than in controls (median 3.43, range 0.2-8.47 mg/dL) compared to 0.97, 0.17-6.30, P<0.002.

The mean serum CRP levels were significantly elevated in the glaucoma cases compared with the controls (3.27±2.79 mg/dL and 1.50±1.56mg/dL respectively).

Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that higher CRP levels are associated with glaucoma.

It is possible that there is a link between vascular inflammatory process and glaucoma.