Chronic infection is as one of а possible risk factors in development open angle glaucoma

Abstract

This review is about analysis of data possible role of the infectious factor in development open-angle glaucoma. The obstruction of ways of outflow s an important role in increase of intraocular pressure. The reason can be various infectious agents, including Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and B.fragilis. There were separate publications during last years, which are devoted to studying a role of proinflammatory cytotoxicants, they show the role of the inflammatory factor in pathogenesis of glaucomatical process. In the literary data we can see role of infections which are show communication between ontamination of bacteriumНelicobacter pylori and glaucoma development. There is data that patients with open-angle glaucoma in 63% have high level of shooting galleries of antibodies IgG in blood to C. pneumoniae. It is connected with infringement of optic disc food as a result of influence C. pneumoniae on its vascular system.

Keywords

• chronic infections
• chlamydia trachomatis
• chlamydophila pneumoniae
• mycoplasma pneumoniae
• mycoplasma hominis
• ureaplasma urealyticum
• b.fragilis
• нelicobacter pylori
• an open angle glaucoma
• cytokines