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Abstract #5671 Published in IGR 2-1
Fluorescein angiographic features of normal-tension glaucoma with asymmetrical visual field defect
Hayashi K; Nakamura H; Maeda T; Inoue YJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 1999; 53:1889-1893
The authors evaluated 13 eyes of normal-tension glaucoma with unilateral visual field defects by Goldmann perimetry. Fluorescein angiography showed a dye-filled defect in 12 affected eyes (92%) and in three non-affected eyes (23%). The difference was significant (p < 0.05). Dye leakage at the rim of optic disc was present in both eyes of five cases. Dye leakage within the cup of optic disc was present in four eyes (15%). These findings show that a dye-filled defect is associated with the presence of a visual field defect in normal-tension glaucoma. The occasional presence of dye leakage in the disc area and the bilaterality of rim leakage suggest the presence of an as yet unidentified background factor. LA: <#>
Dr. Y. Inoue, Olympia Eye Hospital, 2-18-12 Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Classification:
6.10.2 Posterior segment (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.10 Fluorescein (ICG) angiography)
9.2.4 Normal pressure glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)
