Nader Nassiri, Nariman Nassiri, Mercede Majdi, Hadi Z Mehrjardi, Yadollah Shakiba, Maryam Haghnegahdar, Amir Behzad Heidari, Ali R Djalilian, Mahroo Mirahmadian
PURPOSE: To compare the aqueous concentration of erythropoietin (EPO) in eyes with primary open-angle (POAG), pseudoexfoliative (PXFG), and neovascular (NVG) glaucoma with age-matched eyes with cataracts, and to correlate its concentration with other factors including age, gender, intraocular pressure (IOP), type of glaucoma, and severity of glaucoma. METHODS: In this prospective non-randomized comparative study, a total of 26 eyes with cataracts (control group) and 92 glaucomatous eyes (POAG, 40 eyes; PXFG, 26 eyes; NVG, 26 eyes) were enrolled...
2012: Molecular Vision