Glaucoma and Corneal epithelium defect

Summary:

Corneal epithelium defect is found among people with Glaucoma, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The study analyzes which people have Corneal epithelium defect with Glaucoma. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25 people who have Glaucoma from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss) is found to be associated with 1,236 drugs and 1,653 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Glaucoma.

What is Corneal epithelium defect?

Corneal epithelium defect (outer layer defect of cornea) is found to be associated with 52 drugs and 139 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Corneal epithelium defect.

On Jul, 13, 2026

25 people who have Glaucoma and Corneal Epithelium Defect are studied.

Would you have Corneal epithelium defect when you have Glaucoma?

Gender of people who have Glaucoma and experienced Corneal Epithelium Defect *:

female: 86.36 %
male: 13.64 %

Age of people who have Glaucoma and experienced Corneal Epithelium Defect *:

Common co-existing conditions for these people *:

Type 1 Diabetes: 1 person, 4.00%
Hiv Infection: 1 person, 4.00%
Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 1 person, 4.00%
Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye): 1 person, 4.00%

Common drugs taken by these people *:

Common symptoms for these people *:

Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 13 people, 52.00%
Eye Irritation: 10 people, 40.00%
Corneal Oedema (corneal swelling): 9 people, 36.00%
Eye Pain: 8 people, 32.00%
Ocular Hyperaemia (an abnormally large amount of blood in eye): 6 people, 24.00%
Metamorphopsia (a type of distorted vision in which a grid of straight lines appears wavy and parts of the grid may appear blank): 5 people, 20.00%
Ocular Discomfort (a generic expression when there is lack of ease in/about the eyes): 5 people, 20.00%
Foreign Body Sensation In Eyes (feeling of something in eye): 5 people, 20.00%
Photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light): 4 people, 16.00%
Corneal Erosion (failure of the cornea's outermost layer of epithelial cells to attach to the underlying): 4 people, 16.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take medications and have Corneal epithelium defect?

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Related publications that referenced our studies

Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .
Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .

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The study is based on Corneal epithelium defect and Glaucoma, and their synonyms.

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