Prevalence and Factors Associated with Optic Disc Tilt in the Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with optic disc tilt in the eyes of Black Americans with glaucoma.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Participants

Subjects with glaucoma participating in the Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) study.

Methods

Stereo pairs of optic disc images were assessed independently by POAAGG-certified nonphysician graders for quantitative features including maximum and minimum linear disc diameters, and qualitative features including gradeability of images, shape of the cup, rim plane position, β-peripapillary atrophy, sloping region adjacent to the outer disc margin, and rim pallor. Discrepancies were adjudicated by an ophthalmologist. Descriptive statistics and P values were generated for assoc

SUBMITTER: Daniel E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature