title: Relationship between the extent of peripheral anterior synechiae and the severity of visual field defects in primary angle-closure glaucoma.
abstract: We investigated the relationship between the circumferential extent of peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) and the severity of visual field defects in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Correlations between visual field defects and the extent of PAS were analyzed in 73 eyes; 28 with and 45 without acute attacks. Spearman's correlation coefficient between the severity of visual field defects and the extent of PAS was 0.348 (P = 0.003) in all subjects (n = 73), 0.377 (P = 0.012) in the PACG eyes without acute attacks (n = 45), and 0.338 (P = 0.079) in the eyes with acute attacks (n = 28). Our results showed a statistically significant correlation between the extent of PAS and the severity of visual field damage in PACG overall, and especially in PACG patients without a history of acute attacks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yong Yeon
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields