Phenotypic expressions of the optic disc in primary open-angle glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Which phenotypes are we able to recognize in the optic nerve of patients with primary open angle glaucoma?

Methods

Retrospective interventional case series. 885 eyes from 885 patients at an outpatient tertiary care centre who met specified criteria for POAG were included. Disc photographs were classified by three glaucoma specialists into the following phenotypes according to their predominant characteristics: (1) concentric rim thinning, (2) focal rim thinning, (3) acquired pit of the optic nerve (APON), (4) tilted, (5) extensive peripapillary atrophy (PPA), and (6) broad rim thinning. Demographic, medical, and ocular data were collected. Kruskal-Wallis was used as a non-parametric test and pairwise comparison was performed by using Wilcoxon rank sum test correct

SUBMITTER: Grassi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature