Exfoliation syndrome: association with systemic diseases—the Maccabi glaucoma study

To investigate the relationship between exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and systemic diseases. A population-based, retrospective study with control group was conducted using the electronic medical database of Maccabi Health Services, the second largest Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in Israel. Study population included Maccabi members from January 2003 to April 2016. Cases consisted of patients diagnosed with XFS regardless of glaucoma. The...