Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2015
Intrasubject Difference in CCT among POAG versus Normal Individuals.
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Yazdani Shahin, Doozandeh Azadeh, Haghighat Mahtab, Akbarian Shadi, Pakravan Mohammad, Yaseri Mehdi
Аннотация
PURPOSE: To evaluate intrasubject asymmetry in central corneal thickness (CCT) among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) as compared with that of normal subjects and to determine whether the eye with thinner cornea has more severe glaucomatous visual field damage.
METHODS: In this case-control study, CCT of both eyes was measured using an ultrasonic pachymeter (UP-1000; Nidek Technologies, Gamagori, Japan) among POAG patients and normal subjects. The intrasubject difference in CCT was calculated and compared between the study groups; correlations between CCT and intraocular pressure (IOP), vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR), and visual field defects were also evaluated.
RESULTS: A total of 62 patients with bilateral POAG and 56 normal subjects were included. There was no significant difference between the study groups in terms of age, sex, and ocular parameters except for visual acuity, IOP, and VCDR. The POAG patients demonstrated significantly greater intrasubject asymmetry in CCT (8 ± 7 μm vs. 5 ± 3 μm; p = 0.041) and a higher prevalence of significant (>10 μm) intrasubject CCT difference (30.6 vs. 5.4%; p < 0.001) as compared with normal subjects. Although each higher level of glaucomatous damage was associated with 4-μm thinner CCT, the correlation was not statistically significant (95% confidence interval, -8 to 1 μm; p = 0.117; GEE analysis). No significant correlation was observed between CCT and IOP or VCDR (p = 0.302 and 0.137, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with POAG demonstrate a larger amount of intrasubject difference in CCT as compared with normal subjects.
METHODS: In this case-control study, CCT of both eyes was measured using an ultrasonic pachymeter (UP-1000; Nidek Technologies, Gamagori, Japan) among POAG patients and normal subjects. The intrasubject difference in CCT was calculated and compared between the study groups; correlations between CCT and intraocular pressure (IOP), vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR), and visual field defects were also evaluated.
RESULTS: A total of 62 patients with bilateral POAG and 56 normal subjects were included. There was no significant difference between the study groups in terms of age, sex, and ocular parameters except for visual acuity, IOP, and VCDR. The POAG patients demonstrated significantly greater intrasubject asymmetry in CCT (8 ± 7 μm vs. 5 ± 3 μm; p = 0.041) and a higher prevalence of significant (>10 μm) intrasubject CCT difference (30.6 vs. 5.4%; p < 0.001) as compared with normal subjects. Although each higher level of glaucomatous damage was associated with 4-μm thinner CCT, the correlation was not statistically significant (95% confidence interval, -8 to 1 μm; p = 0.117; GEE analysis). No significant correlation was observed between CCT and IOP or VCDR (p = 0.302 and 0.137, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with POAG demonstrate a larger amount of intrasubject difference in CCT as compared with normal subjects.