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. 2013 Sep 6;7(3):121–127. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1149

Table 1: Some of the risk factors for VF progression in major eye studies

Factors      Studies     
Increasing age      AGIS, CIGTS, EMGT, OHTS, EGPS     
African ancestry      AGIS, CIGTS, CNTGS     
VF severity      EMGTS, AGIS, OHTS, EGPS     
Diabetes mellitus      AGIS, CIGTS     
Disk hemorrhage      EMGT, CNTGS     
Follow-up IOP      EMGT, CNTGS     
Cup-to-disk ratio      OHTS, EGPS     
Central corneal thickness      OHTS, EGPS     
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome      EMGT     
Presentation IOP      EMGT     
Female gender      CNTGS     
Male gender      AGIS     

Note: AGIS: Advanced glaucoma intervention study; CIGTS: Collaborative initial glaucoma treatment study; EMGT: Early manifest glaucoma trial; OHTS: Ocular hypertension treatment study; EGPS: European glaucoma prevention study; CNTGS: Collaborative normal tension glaucoma study