Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1993 Sep;34(10):3024-7.Click here to read Links

Migraine headache and its association with open-angle glaucoma: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.

Klein BE, Klein R, Meuer SM, Goetz LA.

University of Wisconsin, Department of Ophthalmology, Madison 53792-3220.

PURPOSE. To investigate the relationship of a history of migraine headache to open-angle glaucoma. METHODS. In an epidemiologic study of age-related eye disease, subjects were asked if they had migraine headaches. The diagnosis of glaucoma was based on visual field, intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, and history. RESULTS. Those younger than 65 years were significantly more likely to report a history of migraine (P = 0.001) as were women (P < 0.001). There was no difference in the frequency of open-angle glaucoma between those with and those without migraine headache (P = 0.87). Multivariate analyses did not alter the conclusion. CONCLUSION. In this population-based study there is no evidence of a relationship between open-angle glaucoma and migraine headache.

PMID: 8360033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]