Comparison of retinal nerve-fiber layer in high- and normal-tension glaucoma.
In all, 20 eyes of 20 normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients and 20 eyes of high-tension glaucoma (HTG) patients matched for similar visual field defects underwent retinal nerve-fiber-layer (RNFL) analysis using a computerized digital-image analysis system. Subjects with NTG showed more localized RNFL loss than diffuse loss as compared with HTG patients. The results support the hypothesis that there may be different mechanisms of damage in glaucoma.
Yamazaki
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Department of Ophthalmology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Koide
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Miyazawa
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Kuwagaki
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Yamada
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D009898:Optic Disk; D010781:Photography; D011897:Random Allocation; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D014794:Visual Fields