Contrast sensitivity in glaucoma patients with visual field defects at different locations.

ABSTRACT: Contrast sensitivity (CS) is closely associated with vision-related quality of life in glaucoma patients. This cross-sectional study was performed to determine the relationship between CS and visual field (VF) sensitivity (VFS) according to the hemifield location of VF defects in 238 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who underwent 24-2 standard automated perimetry and CS measurement on the same day. Of the 238 eyes, 83, 58, and 47 eyes had VF defects in the superior, inferior and both hemifields, respectively, and 50 had no VF defects in either hemifield. Significant correlations between CS and VFS in all sectors were observed in the entire cohort (R² = 0.103-0.315, all P < 0.001). However, CS poorly represented VF defects in eyes with single superior (R²

SUBMITTER: Jang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807583 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature