Folia medica
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To study the association of a positive family history of glaucoma with age, systemic hypertension, diabetes and refraction in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). ⋯ The results of the study suggest that there is no association of family history of glaucoma with sex, systemic hypertension, diabetes and refraction. They show that the disease has an earlier onset in cases with positive family history of glaucoma.