Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Young Cheol Yoo
Hallym University College of Medicine,South Korea
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Purpose: To assess the relationship between daily alcohol consumption and intraocular pressure (IOP) in Korean men and women Methods: We explored the effect of daily alcohol intake on high IOP in 7,532 adults who participated in the 2010-2012 Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between average daily alcohol consumption and an IOP of � 18 mmHg after adjusting for age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking in each sex group. Results: When adjusted for related factors, the odds of high IOP was 2.57 times (95% confidence interval, 1.239 to 5.314) higher in men with a daily heavy alcohol intake than men with a heavy alcohol intake <1 per month. However, increased odds of high IOP with daily alcohol consumption were not found among women. Conclusions: After adjusting for age and other confounders, there was a significant relationship between daily alcohol consumption and high IOP in men, whereas the relationship was not significant in women. Recent Publications 1. Wang S, Wang JJ, Wong TY (2008) Alcohol and eye diseases. Surv. Ophthalmol. 53(5):512-525. 2. Nemesure B, Wu S Y, Hennis A, Leske M C (2003) Barbados eye studies group factors related to the 4-year risk of high intraocular pressure: the Barbados eye studies. Arch Ophthalmol 121(6):856-862. 3. Houle R E, Grant W M (1967) Alcohol, vasopressin, and intraocular pressure. Invest Ophthalmol 6(2):145-154. 4. Choi J A, Han K, Kwon HS (2014) Association between urinary albumin excretion and intraocular pressure in type 2 diabetic patients without renal impairment. PLoS One. 9(5):e96355 5. Pasquale L R, Kang J H (2009) Lifestyle, nutrition and glaucoma. J Glaucoma 18(6):423-428.
Young Cheol Yoo has run a busy cataract and glaucoma surgical practice with special expertise in complex cataract removal using the latest technologies including toric lenses as well as multifocals. He is an expert on optical coherence tomography and standard automated perimetry. Current research interests includes: structure-function relationship in glaucoma, glaucoma in myopia, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and validating and commercializing new medical devices.