Publications by authors named "Aapo Virtanen"
Aims: To investigate the rate and risk factors of undergoing glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) in patients with newly diagnosed open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
Methods: This is a population-based historic cohort study, consisting of 9420 patients older than 45 years diagnosed with OAG during 1997-2010. Follow-up spanned from 1997 to 2017.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and risk of open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
Methods: This population-based historic cohort consisted of individuals at age ≥ 40 years with DM treatment initiated 2001-2010 and a reference population matched by age, gender and hospital district. Incidence of OAG was compared between individuals with DM and their matched non-diabetic reference pairs.
Purpose: To investigate the association between different types of vitrectomy and risk of different types of glaucoma and to determine the effect of systemic medication and diabetes status on this risk.
Methods: A population-based nested case-control study included individuals of age ≥ 18 years who had undergone single vitrectomy, vitrectomy with retinal procedure, or combined phaco-vitrectomy between 2001 and 2010. End of follow-up was 2017.
Purpose: To examine the association of systemic statin therapy and reoperation rate after glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS).
Methods: This is a population-based, historic cohort study of 2705 eyes undergoing GFS in Finland between July 2009 and December 2016. GFSs were identified from national administrative healthcare registers.