Location of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects in Open-angle Glaucoma and Associated Factors

• Published in: Korean journal of ophthalmology Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 379 - 385
• Main Author: Kim, Han Ul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Ophthalmological Society 01.08.2019; 대한안과학회
• Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Original; Photography; Population Surveillance; Retinal Ganglion Cells - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Visual Fields - physiology; 안과학; Hypertension; Retinal nerve fiber layer defect; Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Open-angle glaucoma

To investigate the location of retinal nerve fiber layer defects (RNFLDs) in open-angle glaucoma and the differences in systemic and ocular factors between superotemporal and inferotemporal RNFLDs. We performed a retrospective review of the 2008 to 2012 data from the Korea National Health and Nutrit...