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8045438

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the relevance of interocular asymmetry of optic disc size to the level of intraocular pressure and the extent of optic disc and visual field changes in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). Fifty-two eyes of 26 patients with NTG were measured for optic disc topography using a computerized image analysis system (IMAGEnet, Topcon), diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP), and Octopus automated visual field. Of the 26 patients, 22 had interocular asymmetry of the optic disc area of at least 0.01 mm2 and of mean IOP of at least 0.3 mmHg. Of these 22 patients, 8 had the higher mean IOP in the eye with the larger optic disc. In these 8 patients, the visual field defect was significantly more advanced in the eye with the larger optic disc (Wilcoxon signed ranks test, P < 0.05). These findings appear to support the hypothesis that an eye with a large optic disc may be more vulnerable to a rise in IOP.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0721-832X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
232
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
290-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Interocular asymmetry of optic disc size and its relevance to visual field loss in normal-tension glaucoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki, Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't