Predicting the risk of parafoveal scotoma in myopic normal tension glaucoma: role of optic disc tilt and rotation.

ABSTRACT: PurposeThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with development of parafoveal scotoma in early myopic normal tension glaucoma (NTG).Patients and methodsNinety-nine myopic NTG patients with mean deviation (MD) >-6.0 decibels (dB) were enrolled. Parafoveal scotoma was defined as a visual field (VF) defect within 10° of fixation with at least one point at P<1% lying at the four innermost central points. Systemic factors, optic disc characteristics including tilt ratio, rotation degree, β-zone parapapillary atrophy, disc hemorrhage, and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (mGCIPL) thickness parameters using optical coherence tomography were evaluated. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors assoc

SUBMITTER: Sung MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519274 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature