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Abstract #15688 Published in IGR 2-3
Central corneal thickness of normal tension glaucoma patients in Japan
Wu LL; Suzuki Y; Ideta R; Araie MJapanese Journal of Ophthalmology 2000; 44: 643-647
PURPOSE: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) of patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) with that of age-matched normal subjects, patients with open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OH) subjects in Japan.Methods: Central corneal thickness was measured in 79 NTG, 61 POAG, 73 OH, and 50 normal subjects with an ultrasonic pachymeter. One eye of one subject randomly selected in each group was used for inter-group comparison. The relationship between CCT and the maximum intraocular pressure (IOP) measured by Goldmann applanation tonometer with no ocular hypotensive medication (NTG, OH, and normal subjects) or under medication (POAG patients) was analyzed. RESULTS: The CCT of OH subjects (582 ± 32 μm; mean ± SD) was significantly greater than that of the other groups (p < 0.001), while no difference was seen in CCT among normal (552 ± 36 μm), NTG (548 ± 33 μm) and POAG (550 ± 33 μm) subjects. In normal subjects, CCT and the maximum IOP were significantly correlated but the correlation coefficient was small (r = 0.420, p < 0.05).Conclusions: Central corneal thickness shows no significant difference among NTG, POAG, and normal subjects in Japan, while it is significantly greater in OH subjects. The CCT has little influence on the diagnosis of NTG in Japan.
Dr. L.L. Wu, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Classification:
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
9.2.4 Normal pressure glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)
