Interocular Asymmetry of Visual Field Loss, Intraocular Pressure and Corneal Parameters in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma

Objectives: To assess the association between the corneal biomechanical parameters and visual field (VF) loss in patients with asymmetric primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: A total of 89 POAG patients (50 males, 56.2%) with asymmetric VF loss, aged 65.2 ± 13.3 years old, were enrolled in this study. Asymmetric VF loss was defined as an interocular difference of the global index mean deviation (MD)>2dB. Intraocular pressure (IOP), central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal biomechanical parameters such as maximum amplitude at the apex of highest concavity (Def ampl HC) were measured. The worse eye was defined as the eye with a smaller MD. Results: The worse eyes had lower MD (-11.9 ± 6.7 dB vs. -5.3 ± 5.0 dB; P
Source: Ophthalmic Research - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
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