TY - JOUR
T1 - Central Corneal Thickness and Visual Field Progression in Patients With Chronic Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma With Low Intraocular Pressure
AU - Hong, Samin
AU - Kim, Chan Yun
AU - Seong, Gong Je
AU - Hong, Young Jae
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Purpose: To determine the association of central corneal thickness (CCT) and visual field progression in patients with chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG) with low intraocular pressure (IOP). Design: Retrospective, comparative case series. Methods: A total of 163 eyes with CPACG and sustained IOP <18 mm Hg were included. Initial and three-year after mean deviation (MD) on Humphrey field analyzer and CCT with ultrasonic pachymetry were recorded. On the basis of the CCT value, the sample was split in two groups (group 1 <540 μm; group 2 ≥540 μm). Results: Mean CCT was 525.8 ± 11.6 μm in group 1 and 574.4 ± 24.0 μm in group 2. There was no significant difference for initial MD (P = .979), but a significant difference was found between two groups for follow-up MD (P = .023). Conclusions: Patients with CPACG with a thinner cornea are at greater risk for visual field progression even if they maintain a low IOP after treatment.
AB - Purpose: To determine the association of central corneal thickness (CCT) and visual field progression in patients with chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG) with low intraocular pressure (IOP). Design: Retrospective, comparative case series. Methods: A total of 163 eyes with CPACG and sustained IOP <18 mm Hg were included. Initial and three-year after mean deviation (MD) on Humphrey field analyzer and CCT with ultrasonic pachymetry were recorded. On the basis of the CCT value, the sample was split in two groups (group 1 <540 μm; group 2 ≥540 μm). Results: Mean CCT was 525.8 ± 11.6 μm in group 1 and 574.4 ± 24.0 μm in group 2. There was no significant difference for initial MD (P = .979), but a significant difference was found between two groups for follow-up MD (P = .023). Conclusions: Patients with CPACG with a thinner cornea are at greater risk for visual field progression even if they maintain a low IOP after treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.038
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.038
M3 - Article
C2 - 17258538
AN - SCOPUS:33846399352
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 143
SP - 362
EP - 363
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -