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Abstract #18469 Published in IGR 3-3
Comparison of visual field defects between primary open-angle glaucoma and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma in the early or moderate stage of the disease
Rhee K; Kim YY; Nam DH; Jung HRKorean Journal of Ophthalmology 2001; 15: 27-31
The visual field data (Humphrey C24-2) of early-to-moderate stage glaucoma between primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) patients was compared. Eleven POAG (11 eyes) and 14 chronic PACG (14 eyes) patients were matched with respect to age, sex, and disease severity. Although the mean deviation, pattern standard deviation, and short-term fluctuation were similar between the two groups, the mean corrected pattern standard deviation was higher in the POAG patients (p = 0.048). When the numeric pattern deviation data (STATPAC II) was used for point-wise, between-group comparisons, more depressed paracentral points were found in POAG patients. Different patterns were identified in visual field damages between the chronic PACG and POAG patients. The chronic PACG patients showed more generalized field loss than the POAG patients.
Dr K. Rhee, Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Classification:
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)