Macular microvasculature alterations in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma: A cross-sectional study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 95; no. 33; p. e4341
• Main Authors: Xu, Huan, Yu, Jian, Kong, Xiangmei, Sun, Xinghuai, Jiang, Chunhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.08.2016; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnostic imaging; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - pathology; Humans; Macula Lutea - blood supply; Macula Lutea - diagnostic imaging; Macula Lutea - pathology; Male; Microvessels - diagnostic imaging; Microvessels - pathology; Observational Study; Retina - pathology; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Visual Fields

To evaluate and compare macular microvasculature changes in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) to normal eyes, and to assess associations among the retinal microvasculature, neural structural damage, and visual field loss.Ninety-nine eyes (68 patients with POAG and 31 normal subjects) were...