[No effect of diabetes mellitus on the morphology of the optic nerve papilla in primary open angle glaucoma].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of diabetes mellitus on the optic disc morphology in primary open-angle glaucoma.


METHODS
Within a group of 364 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, a subgroup of 52 patients with diabetes mellitus and a second subgroup of 312 patients without diabetes mellitus were compared with each other. Eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy had been excluded. Both subgroups were matched for age, gender, and refractive error. The optic disc was morphometrically evaluated using stereo disc photographs.


RESULTS
The two subgroups did not vary significantly (p > 0.10) in mean size of the optic disc, neuroretinal rim and zones Alpha and Beta of the parapapillary chorioretinal atrophy, and frequencies of disc hemorrhages.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with or without diabetes mellitus do not differ significantly in the morphology of the optic disc. One may conclude that diabetes mellitus does not markedly influence planimetric assessed optic disc damage in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, if eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy have been excluded.
Budde
W M
WM
Augenklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. wido.budde@augen.med.uni-erlangen.de
Jonas
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values
Kein Einfluss des Diabetes mellitus auf die Morphologie der Papilla nervi optici beim primären Offenwinkelglaukom.