Reduced Retinal Vessel Density in Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Quantitative Study Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to investigate the changes in the retinal vasculature in different parts of the fundus in eyes with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).

Methods

Healthy subjects and those with PACG were enrolled. Optical coherence tomography and a split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography algorithm were used to quantify the retinal vessel densities in the parafoveal and peripapillary areas.

Results

Thirty-nine eyes from 24 PACG patients and 39 eyes from 20 age-matched and sex-matched healthy subjects were included. The retinal vessel densities in the parafoveal and peripapillary areas and every sector of the 2 areas were significantly lower in the PACG eyes than in the healthy eyes. The difference was greater in the peripapillary area

SUBMITTER: Zhu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5880710 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature