Baseline risk factors that predict the development of open-angle glaucoma in a population: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Objective: To determine which baseline sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, clinical, and ocular risk factors predict the development of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in an adult population.

Design: A population-based, prospective cohort study.

Participants: A total of 3772 self-identified Latinos aged ≥40 years from Los Angeles, California, who were free of OAG at baseline.

Four-year incidence of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Purpose: To estimate the 4-year incidence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT) among adult Latinos 40 years of age and older.

Design: Population-based longitudinal study.

Methods: Comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations including intraocular pressure, visual field testing, and stereoscopic fundus photography were performed at both baseline and the 4-year follow-up examination.

Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Objective: To estimate age- and gender-specific prevalences of ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in adult Latinos.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.

Participants: Six thousand three hundred fifty-seven Latinos 40 years and older from 6 census tracts in Los Angeles, California.