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  • Inventi:hotm/21616/17
    Elevated Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels in Normal Tension Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle\nGlaucoma: A Meta-Analysis
    01-Jan-1970 Review 2017 : January - March
    Shengjie Li, Aiping Zhang, Wenjun Cao, Xinghuai Sun

    Purpose.The aim of this meta-analysis was to clarify the association between the plasma endothelin-1 level and the risks of normal\ntension glaucoma (NTG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods. Relevant publications were collected from three\ndatabases including PubMed, EMBASE, and theWeb of Science through December 31, 2015. In this study, the terms ââ?¬Å?(endothelin\nOR ET) AND glaucomaââ?¬Â were searched. Review Manager 5.2 was used to process the data. Results. Seven studies (212 cases, 164\ncontrols) were included for the NTG analysis. The mean plasma endothelin-1 level in the NTG subjects was 0.60 pg/mL (

    How to Cite this Article
    CC Compliant Citation: Shengjie Li, Aiping Zhang, Wenjun Cao,\nand Xinghuai Sun, â??Elevated Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels in\nNormal Tension Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A\nMeta-Analysis,â? Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 2016, Article ID\n2678017, 6 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/2678017, https://\ncreativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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