Circulating platelet aggregates in glaucoma.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to assess the role of circulating platelet aggregates (CPA) in advanced glaucoma.


METHODS
CPA was determined in vivo in 32 patients with advanced open-angle glaucoma accompanied by visual field loss, and in 20 healthy volunteers. The platelet aggregate ratio in glaucoma patients was significantly higher than those of normal controls (p = 0.002).


CONCLUSIONS
Our study indicates that measurement of platelet aggregate ratio might be used as an exploratory tool to assess the role of atherothrombotic events in glaucoma.
Bojić
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Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital Split, Croatia.
Skare-Librenjak
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D010976:Platelet Count; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014794:Visual Fields