Optical coherence tomography angiography vessel density parameters in primary open-angle glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many studies suggest the existence of an alteration of the retinal hemoperfusion in primary open-angle glaucoma. The OCT-A is a novel technique that allows to provide information on retinal microcirculation in a non-invasive way, thus it represents a possible imaging target for the early diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma. The aim of our work is to evaluate the contribution of vascular parameters provided by OCT-A and their diagnostic abilities in the different stages of primary open-angle glaucoma.

Method

This is a prospective cross-sectional study involving 200 eyes of control subjects and 250 eyes of glaucomatous subjects divided into early glaucoma, moderate glaucoma and advanced glaucoma subgroups. They were assessed for MD, LV by visual field, RNFL and GCC

SUBMITTER: Khayrallah O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8361292 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature