title: Comparison between visual field defect in pigmentary glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma.
abstract: To compare visual field defect patterns between pigmentary glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma. Retrospective, comparative study. Patients with diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in mild to moderate stages were enrolled in this study. Each of the 52 point locations in total and pattern deviation plot (excluding 2 points adjacent to blind spot) of 24-2 Humphrey visual field as well as six predetermined sectors were compared using SPSS software version 20. Comparisons between 2 groups were performed with the Student t test for continuous variables and the Chi-square test for categorical variables. Thirty-eight eyes of 24 patients with a mean age of 66.26 ± 11 years (range 48-81 years) in the POAG group and 36 eyes of 22 patients with a mean age of 50.52 ± 11 years (range 36-69 years) in the PG group were studied. (P = 0.00). More deviation was detected in points 1, 3, 4, and 32 in total deviation (P = 0.03, P = 0.015, P = 0.018, P = 0.023) and in points 3, 4, and 32 in pattern deviation (P = 0.015, P = 0.049, P = 0.030) in the POAG group, which are the temporal parts of the field. It seems that the temporal area of the visual field in primary open-angle glaucoma is more susceptible to damage in comparison with pigmentary glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Nyayesh St, Satarkhan Ave, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nilforushan
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Nyayesh St, Satarkhan Ave, Tehran, Iran. maryam.yadgari@yahoo.ie.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yadgari
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Nyayesh St, Satarkhan Ave, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Anisalsadat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jazayeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
keywords: Intraocular pressure; Pigmentary glaucoma; Primary open-angle glaucoma; Visual field