Tuzcu, Esra AyhanAydogan, FusunMotor, Vicdan KoksaldiIlhan, OzgurDaglioglu, Mutlu CihanCoskun, MesutIkirer, Nihan Parlakf2024-09-182024-09-1820150004-27491678-2925https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20150059https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/10451Purpose: To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the C-14-urea breath test (14C-UBT). Methods: Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry. Results: The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHelicobacter pylori/isolation & purificationHelicobacter infections/diagnosisHelicobacter infections/complicationsGlaucomaGlaucoma, open-angleUrea/diagnostic useArticle78422923110.5935/0004-2749.20150059263753372-s2.0-84941926984Q3WOS:000361546500007Q4