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Abstract #13612 Published in IGR 8-2
Long-term changes in the shape of glaucomatous optic disc
Hiroishi G; Koike I; Ikeda Y; Yoshida S; Fujisawa K; Kubota T; Ishibashi TJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2006; 60: 329-333
PURPOSE: To evaluate the shape of glaucomatous optic disc over 10 years. Cases and METHOD: This retrospective study involved 17 glaucomatous eyes of nine patients, comprising seven males and two females. They were aged from 14 to 55 years, average 31 years, at the start of the study. Developmental glaucoma was present in 11 eyes and open-angle glaucoma in six eyes. Intraocular pressure remained below 21 mmHg in all the eyes. Visual field and optic disc were assessed by Goldmann perimeter and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT). The visual field progressed in eight eyes and remained stationary in nine eyes over ten0 years. Findings: Each HRT parameter for the optic disc showed glaucomatous progression in both groups over the ten- year period. Regression analysis of rim volume and cup shape measure showed more marked progression in eight eyes with visual field progression. CONCLUSION: Rim volume and cup shape measure in HRT are useful parameters for glaucomatous visual field progression. LA: Japanese
Dr. G. Hiroishi, Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Classification:
2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.9.1 Laser scanning (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis)
6.20 Progression (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)