Association of Initial Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density Loss With Faster Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Rapid vessel density loss during an initial follow-up period may be associated with the rates of visual field loss over time.

Objectives

To evaluate the association between the rate of vessel density loss during initial follow-up and the rate of visual field loss during an extended follow-up period in patients suspected of having glaucoma and patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study assessed 124 eyes (86 with primary open-angle glaucoma and 38 suspected of having glaucoma) of 82 patients who were followed up at a tertiary glaucoma center for a mean of 4.0 years (95% CI, 3.9-4.1 years) from January 1, 2015, to February 29, 2020. Data analysis for the current study was undertaken in March 202

SUBMITTER: Nishida T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874898 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature