To test the hypothesis that genetic polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), based on the association between neurodegenerative diseases and the APOE genotype.
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, and Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. tomres@doctors.org.uk