The Role of Intraocular Pressure and Systemic Hypertension in the Progression of Glaucomatous Damage to the Macula.

ABSTRACT:

Prcis

Macular structural and functional parameters were better correlated with pressure-dependent glaucomatous damage than conventional parameters. Self-reported systemic hypertension (HTN) was not associated with structural or functional progression in this cohort.

Purpose

The aim was to examine the relationships between intraocular pressure (IOP), systemic HTN, and glaucoma progression using structural testing with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and functional testing with visual field (VF).

Patients and methods

A total of 191 eyes of 119 patients enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal study (Structural and Functional Progression of Glaucomatous Damage to the Macula study) with a diagnosis of glaucoma were analyzed. Patients were tested with 10-2 and 24-2 VF an

SUBMITTER: Chang AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9050853 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature