The Relationship Between Intraocular Pressure and Rates of Central Versus Peripheral Visual Field Progression.

ABSTRACT:

Precis

In this longitudinal prospective cohort study of open-angle glaucoma patients, intraocular pressure (IOP) parameters (mean, fluctuation, and maximum) had a similar effect on glaucomatous progression in the central and peripheral visual field (VF) regions.

Purpose

To study the effects of IOP on rates of glaucomatous central versus peripheral VF progression.

Methods

The African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES) is a longitudinal prospective cohort study that recruited patients from 3 centers. A sample of those with established glaucoma were included in this study. The mean peripheral sensitivity (MPS) and the mean central sensitivity (MCS) were defined based upon the average total deviation of the peripheral and central (10 degrees) points of the 24-

SUBMITTER: Shukla AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272279 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature