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Abstract #6760 Published in IGR 4-1
Arterial narrowing as a predictive factor in glaucoma
Angelica MM; Sanseau A; Argento CInternational Ophthalmology 2001; 23: 271-274
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether retinal arteriolar widths change in normal patients and in different glaucoma types, the authors measured the arteriolar width at the merge in the optic nerve (MD), at the edge of the optic nerve (ED) and at the peripapillary area (1 disc diameter distance) (disc distance D). HRT software 1.11, Interactive Means program was used. One hundred and forty-three eyes of 72 patients were divided into four subgroups: normal, low-tension glaucoma (LTG), primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and ocular hypertensive (OH). No statistically significant was found in any of the studied groups. The normal patients showed no changes in retinal arteriolar width compared to all the glaucoma groups.
Dr. C. Argento, Instituto de la Vision, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Classification:
9.2.2 Other risk factors for glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)