原发性慢性闭角型青光眼HRT-Ⅱ视盘参数和视野缺损的关系

目的探讨原发性慢性闭角型青光眼视盘参数和视野缺损之间的关系。方法用海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪和Humphrey自动视野计测定30例(44眼)原发性慢性闭角型青光眼患者的视盘参数(视盘面积、视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、盘沿容积、杯/盘面积、平均杯深、最大杯深、视杯形态测量、平均神经纤维层厚度、平均神经纤维层面积)和视野平均缺损。视盘参数与视野平均缺损作相关分析和多元线性回归分析。结果盘沿面积、视杯容积、杯/盘面积、视杯形态测量、平均神经纤维层厚度与视野平均缺损呈直线相关,并建立回归方程,Y=-13.012 5.064X1(Y表示平均缺损,X1表示盘沿面积),本研究没有发现其他参数与平均缺损相关关系的显著性。结论盘沿面积、视杯容积、杯/盘面积、视杯形态测量、平均神经纤维层厚度在海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪众多参数中最能反映青光眼的视野平均缺损程度。盘沿面积、视杯容积、杯/盘面积、视杯形态测量、平均神经纤维层厚度可用于慢性闭角型青光眼视神经损害监测。     

海德堡激光眼底扫描仪对POAG患者视盘结构的研究分析

目的:评价海德堡激光眼底扫描仪(HRT-Ⅲ)对原发性开角型青光眼(primary open angle glaucoma,POAG)不同发展阶段的诊断能力。方法:采用海德堡激光眼底扫描仪对POAG患者65例116眼和正常人60例114眼进行视盘断层扫描获取视盘结构各参数;将正常人和POAG患者以及各期POAG患者的视盘参数进行对比分析;将POAG患者的视盘结构参数与视野平均缺损值进行相关分析。结果:POAG患者与正常人的视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、盘沿容积、杯盘面积比、盘沿视盘面积比、线性杯盘比、平均视杯深度、最大视杯深度、平均RNFL厚度的差异有统计学意义。早期、进展期、晚期POAG患者的视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、盘沿容积、杯盘面积比、盘沿视盘面积比、线性杯盘比、平均视杯深度、平均视网膜神经纤维层(retinal nerve fiber layer,RNFL)厚度的差异有统计学意义。POAG患者的视杯面积、视杯容积、杯盘面积比、线性杯盘比、平均视杯深度与视野平均缺损值呈正相关,而盘沿面积、盘沿容积、盘沿视盘面积比、平均RNFL厚度则与视野平均缺损值呈负相关。结论:HRTⅢ能够有效地反映POAG各阶段的视盘改变,与视野相关性好,为POAG的诊断提供了依据。     

原发性开角型青光眼HRT视盘结构参数与视野缺损相关性研究

目的探讨出现视野缺损与未出现视野缺损的原发性开角型青光眼视盘结构参数的异同及视盘参数与视野平均缺损（MD）的相关性。方法应用海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪（HRT-Ⅱ）和Octopus101视野G2程序对29例（50只眼）原发性开角型青光眼患者进行检查，对出现视野缺损与未出现视野缺损的原发性开角型青光眼视盘结构参数进行比较，检测结果进行t检验；对出现视野缺损的原发性开角型青光眼组的视盘各参数与视野平均缺损进行简单相关分析。结果视野出现缺损组与未出现缺损组的原发性开角型青光眼患者的视盘参数除视盘面积和轮廓线高度变化值外，其余各视盘参数间差异均有显著性（P〈0．01）；对出现视野缺损的原发性开角型青光眼患者HRT视盘各参数与MD进行相关分析显示，盘沿面积与MD间相关性最强（r=0．65，P=0．001）。结论HRT视盘参数能够较准确反映与视野损害相一致的青光眼性视盘改变，盘沿面积在HRT众多参数中最能反映青光眼的视野平均缺损程度。     

原发性开角型青光眼 HRT 视盘参数与视野缺损计分的关系

目的探讨原发性开角型青光眼(primary open an-gle glaucoma,POAG)病例的海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪(Hei-delberg retinal tomoscanner,HRT-Ⅱ)视盘参数与视野缺损计分的关系。方法对29例(30眼)POAG患者采用HRT-Ⅱ进行视盘检测;采用Humphrey视野计进行视野检查,运用AGIS计分系统并稍加改动对视野缺损情况进行计分,HRT参数包括视盘面积、视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、杯盘面积比、线性杯/盘比、平均视杯深度、视盘最大深度、平均视网膜神经纤维层厚度、视杯形态测量,将HRT视盘参数与视野计分进行相关统计学处理。结果HRT视盘参数中盘沿面积、视杯容积、杯盘面积比、平均视网膜神经纤维层厚度、视杯形态测量与视野缺损计分有直线相关关系。对视盘参数与视野计分进行逐步回归筛选变量时盘沿面积被选入,建立回归方程Y=12.351-5.123X(Y表示视野缺损计分,X表示盘沿面积)。结论POAG的视盘参数中盘沿面积与视野缺损计分关系最密切,视野缺损计分能对视野损害程度进行准确量化。     

海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪在开角型青光眼视盘检测中的意义

目的 探讨海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪(HRT)检测开角型青光眼视盘参数与视野损害的关系。评价HRT在早期诊断青光眼中的意义。方法 正常人26例(41只眼)，高眼压11例(16只眼)、原发性开角型青光眼28例(38只眼)。采用Humphrey全自动视野计、HRT分别进行视野、视盘形态检测。比较正常组、高眼压组、青光眼组HRT视盘检测参数．分析青光眼组视野检测的平均缺损(MD)与HRT视盘检测参数的关系。结果 正常组、高眼压组、青光眼组视杯面积、杯／盘面积比、盘沿面积、视杯形态测量指数、视网膜神经纤维层厚度差异有显著性。青光眼组的盘沿面积、杯／盘面积比、视杯形成测量指数、视网膜神经纤维层厚度与视野检测的平均缺损有显著相关。结论 HRT能够反映青光眼视盘改变，为临床早期诊断青光眼提供更多的信息。     

傅立叶OCT和海德堡激光眼底扫描仪在开角型青光眼早期诊断中的应用

背景研究表明,视网膜神经纤维层（RNFL）缺损是青光眼早期损害的重要表现,如何准确地定量检测RNFL的厚度变化是青光眼早期诊断及监测青光眼病情进展的关键步骤之一。目的对傅立叶OCT、海德堡激光眼底扫描仪（HRT—Ⅲ）测量青光眼患者的RNFL厚度以及视盘的各项参数进行分析,对二者在青光眼早期诊断中的作用进行临床评价。方法收集可疑开角型青光眼（SOAG）患者26例40眼、原发性开角型青光眼（POAG）患者29例48眼以及正常对照组27例48眼。应用傅立叶OCT、HRT—Ⅲ、Humphrey 750-i型全自动视野计对所有研究对象分别进行视盘面积,视杯面积,杯盘面积比,盘沿面积,盘沿容积,视盘上方、下方、颞侧、鼻侧象限的RNFL厚度等参数测定和视野检查,对不同受检者测得的各项参数进行分析和比较,分别与视野平均缺损值做相关分析,评价不同参数对于青光眼RNFL损伤的诊断价值。结果傅立叶OCT和HTR—Ⅲ检测对正常对照组检查结果均证实RNFL从厚到薄依次为视盘下方、上方、颞侧、鼻侧象限,SOAG组和POAG组RNFL厚度变薄的顺序依次为视盘下方、上方、颞侧、鼻侧象限,各部位厚度改变的差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）,SOAG组和POAG组患者盘沿面积、杯盘面积比、视杯面积、盘沿容积与正常对照组比较,差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。对3组患者的检测表明,傅立叶OCT与HTR-Ⅲ检测视盘上方象限、下方象限的测定之间存在着正相关关系（r=0．362、r=0．441、r=0．395,P〈0．05）;2种检查方法所测得3个组视杯容积、视杯面积、盘沿容积、杯盘面积比呈正相关（P〈0．05）。在POAG组中,傅立叶OCT测得视盘参数中的盘沿面积、盘沿容积、视杯容积、杯盘面积比与视野的平均缺损值间的相关系数分别为0．284、0．286、0．340、0．371（P〈0．05）;HRT-Ⅲ测得视盘参数中的盘沿面积、盘沿容积、杯盘面积比与视野的平均缺损值间的相关系数分别为0．339、0．859、0．422（P〈0．05）。结论傅立叶OCT和HRT-Ⅲ检测的视盘参数结果接近,且均与视野的平均缺损值有较好的相关性;所检测杯盘面积比、盘沿面积和视盘上方象限、下方象限的RNFL厚度的改变在青光眼早期诊断中均有重要价值。     

原发性开角型青光眼和可疑开角型青光眼HRT视盘参数与视野缺损的相关性研究

目的探讨原发性开角型青光眼和可疑性开角型青光眼的视盘参数与视野平均缺损（Mean defect，MD）之间的相关性。方法用海德堡激光眼底扫描仪（HRT—Ⅱ）和自动视野计测定128只原发性开角型青光眼和78只可疑性开角型青光眼患者的视盘参数和静态视网膜光阈值。从视盘参数中选择盘沿面积（rim area，RA）、杯盘面积比（cup／disk area ratio，C/D AR）、视杯面积（cup area，CA）和平均视网膜神经纤维层厚度（mean retinal nerve fibre layer thickness，mRNFLT）与MD作相关分析和多元线性回归分析。结果两组间的视盘参数存在显著性差异（P〈0．001）。在原发性开角型青光眼组，RA、C/D AR和CA与MD之间均显著相关（P〈0．001）。其中盘沿面积每减少1mm^2，MD的绝对值将增加7．291dB；在可疑性开角型青光眼组，RA与MD之间显著相关（P〈0．001）。两组中mRNFLT与MD无明显相关性。结论在HRT-Ⅱ的各项视盘参数中，RA最能反映青光眼的视野平均缺损程度。     

OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ检测视盘参数在青光眼早期诊断中的应用价值

目的应用OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ检测正常眼、可疑性开角型青光眼(suspected open-angle glaucoma,SOAG)和原发性开角型青光眼(primary open-angle glaucoma,POAG)患者的视盘结构参数,探讨OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ检测视盘参数的相关性及OCT3视盘分析在青光眼早期诊断中的价值。方法用OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ检测48例SOAG、55例POAG和年龄相匹配的43例正常人的视盘参数。从视盘参数中选择视盘面积、视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、盘沿容积、杯盘面积比进行分析。对两种仪器检测视盘参数的一致性及与视野平均缺损值的相关性做对比分析;建立青光眼ROC曲线图,根据ROC曲线下面积比较两种仪器诊断青光眼的能力。结果OCT3与HRT-Ⅱ检测正常人、SOAG和POAG三组间各视盘参数差异均有极显著性(P<0.01)。三组中任意两组间比较,两种仪器所测大部分视盘参数差异有显著性(P<0.05)。OCT3与HRT-Ⅱ检测视盘参数有较好的一致性(r=0.358～0.798),且与视野平均缺损值有较好的相关性。两种仪器诊断青光眼的最优参数均为盘沿面积和盘沿容积,且具有基本相等的ROC曲线下面积值。结论OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ检测视盘有较好的一致性,且与视神经损害状态密切相关,两种仪器均能检测到青光眼视盘参数改变。在青光眼组,OCT3和HRT-Ⅱ所测视盘参数与视野缺损都有一定程度的相关。OCT3与HRT-Ⅱ检测视盘参数在青光眼早期诊断中具有同等重要的价值。     

正常眼与原发性开角型青光眼的OCT视盘参数分析的对比研究

目的使用OCT评估正常眼与原发性开角型青光眼(primary open angle glaucoma,POAG)视盘(opticnerve head,ONH)的差异。方法选择具有青光眼性视神经损害或RNFL缺损、相应的视野缺损的开角型青光眼60例(60只眼),另选择正常眼60例(60只眼)作为正常对照组。对二组患者进行详细的眼科检查,并使用光学相干断层扫描仪(optical coherence tomography,OCT)测定视盘形态。OCT检查采用视盘扫描模式,评估数据包括视盘面积、视杯面积、盘沿面积、垂直盘沿面积(vertical integrated rim area,VIRA)、水平盘沿容积、平均杯盘比、水平和垂直杯盘比以及视杯容积。比较二组视盘参数,并比较平均误差(mean deviation,MD)和校正模型标准变异(correc-ted pattern standard deviation CPSD)与青光眼组的视盘参数有无相关。结果原发性开角型青和正常组之间视盘参数的比较具有显著性差异。正常眼、POAG比较分别为:视盘面积(211 /-0.5,2.62 /-0.4)mm2,(P<0.01),视杯面积(0.65 /-0.5,1.79 /-0.6)mm2,(P<0.01),盘沿面积(1.44 /-0.4,0.89 /-0.4)mm2,(P<0.01),VIRA(1.53 /-0.4,1.11 /-0.3)mm2,(P<0.01),盘沿容积(0.42 /-0.1,0.26 /-0.1)mm3,(P<0.061),杯盘比(0.31 /-0.2,0.62 /-0.2),(P<0.01)。结论OCT在开角型青光眼的早期诊断中具有重要价值。     

蓝黄视野检查与RTA视盘分析的相关研究

目的探讨视网膜厚度分析仪(RTA)视盘参数和蓝黄视野平均缺损(B／Y—MD)之间的关系。方法对20例(33只眼)正常人；25例(42只眼)可疑青光眼；17例(26只眼)早期青光眼患者分别行标准视野检查、蓝黄视野检查、并用RTA进行视盘分析。比较三组的视野检查结果及视盘参数，分析两种视野检查平均缺损与视盘参数的相关性。结果(1)蓝黄视野平均缺损在三组问均有显著差异。与正常组比较。可疑组RTA视盘参数中。平均视杯深度、最大视杯深度、周线高度偏差增加，而神经纤维层截面面积减少。早期组还表现为视杯面积、杯盘面积比、视杯容积的显著增加，而盘沿面积、盘沿容积、平均神经纤维层厚度显著降低。(2)蓝黄视野平均缺损与RTA视盘参数的相关性优于标准视野检查。(3)Logistic逐步回归分析显示：B／Y—MD诊断青光眼的灵敏度、特异度、正确鉴别率为94．7％、91．7％、93．0％，当结合神经纤维层截面面积时将提高到100％。结论RTA视盘参数与蓝黄视野缺损的相关性优于标准视野检查。两种检查方法结合对青光眼的早期诊断及随访具有重要意义。     

Optic disc topography as measured by confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and visual field loss in Japanese patients with primary open-angle or normal-tension glaucoma

PURPOSE: To determine whether differences in the optic disc topography and those in the relation between the optic disc topography and visual field indices exist between Japanese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS: The study included consecutive Japanese patients with POAG (n = 60) or NTG (n = 60). Using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT), we measured disc area, cup area, cup-to-disc area ratio, rim area, cup volume, rim volume, cup shape measure, and height variation contour. Each HRT parameter was measured in the total optic disc and in its four 90 degree quadrants (superior, temporal, inferior, and nasal). The mean deviation for the entire field and the sum of the total deviation values corresponding to each optic disc quadrant were calculated using the Humphrey full-threshold 30-2 program. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the POAG and NTG groups for any HRT parameter either globally or regionally. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the correlation coefficients between any HRT parameter and the corresponding visual field indices either globally or regionally. CONCLUSION: No significant differences were apparent between Japanese patients with POAG and NTG both in the optic disc parameters as measured by HRT and in the degree of correlation between HRT parameter and the corresponding visual field indices.     

HRT视盘参数在原发性开角型青光眼早期诊断中的作用

目的:在众多海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪(heidelberg retina tomogragh,HRT)测定的视盘参数中,筛选出最有助于青光眼早期诊断的视盘参数。方法:用HRT测定23例视野损害较轻的青光眼患者和23例正常人的视盘参数(杯盘面积比、盘沿面积、盘沿容积、视杯容积、视杯形态测量、视杯高度变异轮廓和平均神经纤维层厚度)作逐步判别分析。结果:盘沿面积和杯盘面积比对青光眼早期诊断最有帮助,其诊断敏感度和特异度分别为87%和96%。结论:本组资料盘沿面积和杯盘面积比是区分青光眼和正常眼最好的判别因素。     

Visual field defect and perfusion of the juxtapapillary retina and the neuroretinal rim area in primary open-angle glaucoma

• Background: At this time little information is available about the relationship between glaucomatous visual field defects and impaired blood flow in the optic nerve head. The purpose of this study was to examine blood flow of the juxtapapillary retina and the rim area of the optic nerve head in primary open-angle glaucoma with a borderline visual defect. • Methods: Juxtapapillary retinal and neuroretinal rim area blood flow was measured by scanning laser Doppler flowmetry (SLDF). The visual field was evaluated by static perimetry (Octopus-G1). The optic nerve head was assessed on 15° color stereo photographs. We examined 116 eyes of 91 patients with POAG with controlled IOP and 66 eyes of 44 healthy individuals. The POAG group was divided into eyes with a mean defect lower than 2 dB (POAG group I) and in eyes with a mean defect equal to or greater than 2 dB (POAG group II). The mean age of POAG group I and POAG group II was 55±11 years and 57±10 years, respectively. The mean age of the control group was 45±15 years. The eyes of POAG group I had an average C/D ratio of 0.71±0.18 with an average mean defect of the visual field of 0.97±0.68 dB; the eyes of POAG group II had an average C/D ratio of 0.80±0.17 with an average mean defect of the visual field of 8.2±6.0 dB. The intraocular pressure on the day of measurement in POAG group I was 18.2±3.7 mmHg, in POAG group II 17.6±4.0 mmHg, and in the control group 15.1±2.5 mmHg. For statistical analysis, age-matched groups of 32 normal eyes of 32 subjects (mean age 52±10 years) were compared to 18 glaucomatous eyes of 18 patients (POAG group I, mean age 55±11 years) and 59 glaucomatous eyes of 59 patients (POAG group II, mean age 55±10 years). • Results: In the eyes of POAG group I and POAG group II, both juxtapapillary retinal blood flow and neuroretinal rim area blood flow were significantly decreased compared to an age-matched control group: neuroretinal rim area “flow” POAG group I −65%, POAG group II −66%; juxtapapillary retina “flow” POAG group I −52%, POAG group II −44%. All eyes of the POAG group I (MD<2 dB) and 56 of 61 eyes of the POAG group II (MD>=2 dB) showed a retinal perfusion lower than the 90% percentile of normal blood flow. We found no correlation between reduction of juxtapapillary or papillary blood flow and mean defect in POAG eyes. • Conclusion: Glaucomatous eyes with no defects or borderline visual field defects as well as glaucomatous eyes in an advanced disease stage show significantly decreased optic nerve head and juxtapapillary retinal capillary blood flow. Received: 2 December 1996 Revised version received: 7 February 1997 Accepted: 27 March 1997     

原发性开角型和闭角型青光眼眼压降低前后视盘改变和筛板顺应性的对比研究

目的比较降跟压前后原发性慢性闭角型青光眼（PACG）与原发性开角型青光眼（POAG）的视盘结构改变,了解两者间筛板顺应性是否存在差异。设计前瞻性对比研究。研究对象PACG36例49眼和POAG35例49眼。方法眼压降低前全部患者进行海德堡视网膜断层扫描（HRT—II）及Humphrey静态视野检查。根据病情选择手术、激光或药物治疗,使眼压降至正常范围。眼压降低后1个月重复HRT检查和视野检查。比较POAG和PACG眼压降低前后HRT视盘参数的变化,采用多元线性逐步回归法校正治疗前眼压、眼压降低幅度、年龄、杯盘比等因素影响。主要指标眼压降低前后HRT视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、平均视杯深度的差值。结果PACG及POAG组的视杯面积、视杯容积、平均视杯深度等指标在眼压降低后均明显降低（P〈0．05）,盘沿面积在眼压降低后均明显增加（P〈0．05）。视杯面积、盘沿面积、视杯容积、平均视杯深度在跟压降低前后的差值两组间无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。眼压降低前后这4个参数的差值与眼压降低幅度及杯盘比有关（P〈0．05）;与年龄及治疗前眼压无关（P〉0．05）。结论眼压降低后青光眼视盘形态结构有一定回复;但在PACG和POAG间,视盘形态结构回复的程度无明显差异,PACG和POAG的筛板顺应性可能无差异。（眼科,2009,18：264—269）     

应用海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪检测开角型青光眼的视盘改变

目的探讨海德堡视网膜断层扫描仪(Heidelberg retinal tomography,HRT)检测青光眼性视盘改变是否与视野损害的部位相一致,了解正常眼压性青光眼(normal tension glaucoma,NTG)与原发性开角型青光眼(primary open angle glaucoma,POAG)早或中期视盘形态是否异同.方法对64例(64只眼)仅有半侧视野异常的开角型青光眼(POAG27只眼、NTG37只眼)患者进行HRT检测,将Humphery视野与HRT的检测结果以0°～180°为界,分成上下两部分进行对应分析.结果与正常半侧视野对应的1/2视盘比较,显示异常半侧视野对应的1/2视盘HRT参数中,杯盘面积比、视杯形态测量值显著增大,而盘沿面积、视网膜神经纤维层厚度及视网膜神经纤维层横断面积值显著减少 (t=-2.625～3.025,P=0.003～0.05);NTG眼和POAG眼对应与异常半侧视野的HRT视盘参数差异无显著性(t=-0.98～1.511,P=0.14～0.97).结论 HRT参数能较准确反映与视野损害相一致的视盘变化,其中尤以杯盘面积比、盘沿面积、视杯形态测量、平均视网膜神经纤维厚度及视网膜神经纤维层横断面积测量值较为准确.NTG和POAG眼的视盘形态相似,可能具备某些相似的视神经损害发生机制.     

Topography and fluorescein angiography of the optic nerve head in primary open-angle and chronic primary angle closure glaucoma.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to correlate optic nerve head topography with fluorescein angiography of the optic nerve head in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), chronic primary angle closure glaucoma (CPACG), and normal controls. METHODS: This was an institution-based, cross-sectional, case-control study of 30 consecutive patients each with POAG or CPACG, which were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched controls. The fluorescein angiograms undertaken in one eye of each of the 90 subjects were then analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. RESULTS: The mean age of controls (group 1) was 51.73 +/- 9.6 years, patients with CPACG (group II) was 53.26 +/- 9.5 years, and patients with POAG (group III) was 54.5 +/- 10.4 years. The mean deviation and corrected pattern standard deviation on Humphrey visual field analyzer, respectively, were -1.51 +/- 2.01 dB and 2.09 +/- 1.04 dB the in control group, -9.4 +/- 9.3 dB and 5.32 +/- 4.02 dB in the CPACG group, and -11.27 +/- 7.7 dB and 7.57 +/- 5.34 dB in the POAG group. There was no significant difference in the disc areas between the three groups (analysis of variance [ANOVA], p = 0.157). All circulatory parameters were delayed in both glaucoma groups compared with controls with the disc filling time (ANOVA, p = 0.001) and the choroidal filling time being significantly delayed (ANOVA, p = 0.006). The Moorfield regression analysis showed good correlation with the pattern of disc fluorescence in all quadrants in cases of CPACG and POAG. CONCLUSION: The optic nerve head and choroidal circulation was delayed in both patients with POAG and those with CPACG, which correlates with loss of neuroretinal rim and retinal nerve fiber layer on the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT). Patients with POAG showed diffuse damage with significant rim loss, whereas patients with CPACG showed marked sectorial abnormalities (superotemporal and the inferior-temporal) on fluorescein angiography and HRT. One possible reason for this discrepancy could be sectorial ischemia occurring in cases of CPACG as a result of a sudden rise of intraocular pressure causing disc and visual field damage.     

Optic disc morphometry correlated with confocal laser scanning Doppler flowmetry measurements in normal-pressure glaucoma

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between morphologic optic disc parameters and hemodynamic parameters as measured by confocal laser scanning Doppler flowmetry in patients with normal-pressure glaucoma. METHODS: The study included 91 eyes of 54 patients with normal-pressure glaucoma (mean age: 57.7 +/- 9.8 years), and 136 eyes of 77 age-adjusted normal controls. Color stereo optic disc photographs were morphometrically examined, and confocal laser scanning flowmetry (Heidelberg Retinal Flowmeter) in the neuroretinal rim inside of the optic disc, and in the retina close to the temporal and nasal border of the optic nerve head was performed. RESULTS: Mean confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements in the neuroretinal rim, temporal parapapillary retina, and nasal parapapillary retina were significantly (P<0.03) lower in the normal-pressure glaucoma group than in the age-adjusted control group. Correspondingly, mean confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements within the neuroretinal rim decreased significantly, with relatively low correlation coefficients, decreasing neuroretinal rim area (P = 0.016; correlation coefficient r2 = 0.026), and increasing mean visual field defect (P = 0.011; r2 = 0.029). Measurements were statistically independent of alpha zone (P = 0.38; r2 = 0.004) and beta zone (P = 0.57; r2 = 0.002) of parapapillary atrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements within the neuroretinal rim were lower in eyes with normal-pressure glaucoma than in age-matched normal eyes. Confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements decrease with increasing glaucomatous optic nerve damage. There is, however, a marked variability preventing a clear relationship between stage of glaucoma and decrease in confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements. The correlation between parapapillary atrophy and confocal laser scanning flowmetric measurements is not statistically significant in normal-pressure glaucoma.     

Decreased blood flow at neuroretinal rim of optic nerve head corresponds with visual field deficit in eyes with normal tension glaucoma

PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between the blood flow parameters of the optic disc rim and the glaucomatous visual field changes. DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. METHODS: Tissue blood flow in the neuroretinal rim within the optic disc was determined with the Heidelberg retina flowmeter(HRF) in 54 eyes of 54 patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Patients were selected whose visual field defects were confined to either the superior or inferior hemifield. Blood flow measurements were made in a 10 degrees x 2.5 degrees area of the superior and inferior neuroretinal rim within the optic disc. The mean blood flow (MBF) was calculated by the automatic full-field perfusion image analyzer program, and the ratio of the MBF in the superior to the inferior rim areas (the S/I ratio) was calculated from the same HRF image in order to minimize the variation of measurement condition. RESULTS: Inferior rim blood flow is less than superior rim blood flow in patients with superior hemifield defect, and superior rim blood flow is reduced compared to inferior in patients with inferior hemifield defect. The mean S/I ratios of the MBF in the patients with superior hemifield defect (1.46, n=37) was significantly higher than that in the patients with inferior hemifield defect (0.79, n=17; P<0.0001, Mann-Whitney U-test). CONCLUSIONS: The blood flow in the neuroretinal rim was found to correspond to the regional visual field defect in eyes with NTG. Reductions in flow were associated with reductions in function.     

Morphology of the optic papilla in glaucoma. II. Secondary chronic open angle glaucoma

Previous studies have shown that the chronic open-angle glaucomas form a heterogeneous spectrum of diseases which have in common an open anterior chamber angle and glaucomatous optic nerve damage. Purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the appearance of the optic disc shows specific features among various types of secondary chronic open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: Clinical data and color-stereo optic disc photographs of 126 patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and 47 patients with pigmentary glaucoma were compared with those of 501 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and of 481 normal subjects. The glaucoma groups did not differ in neuroretinal rim nor in perimetric mean defect. RESULTS: Mean optic disc area was significantly smaller in the pseudoexfoliative glaucoma eyes (2.54 +/- 0.51 mm2 vs. 2.71 +/- 0.63 mm2, p = 0.03) than in the primary open-angle glaucoma eyes. The pigmentary glaucoma group did not vary significantly from the primary open-angle glaucoma group in size of the optic disc. No significant differences were found for neuroretinal rim area, configuration of neuroretinal rim, depth of optic cup and diameters of the retinal arterioles and venules at the disc border between the secondary glaucoma groups and the POAG group respectively. Size of zone beta of the parapapillary atrophy was slightly, but not significantly smaller in the secondary glaucoma groups than in POAG. In the secondary glaucoma groups, the maximal intraocular pressure measurements were significantly (p < 0.001) higher than in the group with POAG. All glaucoma groups had a significantly smaller neuroretinal rim, significantly smaller retinal arterioles, and significantly larger parapapillary atrophy compared to the normal group. CONCLUSIONS: Except of a slightly smaller optic disc in eyes with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, eyes with secondary glaucoma due to pseudoexfoliation or due to pigmentary dispersion do not vary significantly in their optic disc morphology compared to POAG and do not show pathognomonic features of the optic disc despite marked changes in the anterior segment of the eye.