ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the 14C-urea breath test (14C-UBT).
Methods:
Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry.
Results:
The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.
Keywords:
Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification; Helicobacter infections/diagnosis; Helicobacter infections/complications; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, open-angle; Urea/diagnostic use