Comparison of retinal nerve-fiber layer in high- and normal-tension glaucoma

Y Yamazaki; C Koide; T Miyazawa; N Kuwagaki; H Yamada

doi:10.1007/BF00203313

Comparison of retinal nerve-fiber layer in high- and normal-tension glaucoma

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1991;229(6):517-20. doi: 10.1007/BF00203313.

Authors

Y Yamazaki¹, C Koide, T Miyazawa, N Kuwagaki, H Yamada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 1765290
DOI: 10.1007/BF00203313

Abstract

In all, 20 eyes of 20 normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients and 20 eyes of high-tension glaucoma (HTG) patients matched for similar visual field defects underwent retinal nerve-fiber-layer (RNFL) analysis using a computerized digital-image analysis system. Subjects with NTG showed more localized RNFL loss than diffuse loss as compared with HTG patients. The results support the hypothesis that there may be different mechanisms of damage in glaucoma.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Fundus Oculi
Glaucoma, Open-Angle / diagnosis*
Glaucoma, Open-Angle / physiopathology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Intraocular Pressure*
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Fibers / pathology
Optic Disk
Photography
Random Allocation
Retina / pathology*
Visual Fields