| Titel | A vascular comparison between primary open-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma |
| Abstract Nr. | 1020 |
| Doel | To contrast systemic and ocular cardiovascular parameters in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) versus primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). |
| Methodes | Cross-sectional study investigating ocular blood flow in glaucoma patients. Systemic and ocular cardiovascular parameters, including a questionnaire, blood pressure, dynamic contour tonometry, colour Doppler imaging, retinal oximetry and OCT, were compared between a matched group of POAG and NTG patients. |
| Resultaten | 192 NTG and 214 POAG patients were included in the analysis. Patients with NTG presented with significantly lower diastolic blood pressure (P=0.01), decreased acceleration in the central retinal artery (P=0.02), increased resistive index in the ophthalmic artery and central retinal vein (both P=0.04), thinner peripapillary choroidal thickness (P<0.001) and higher retinal venous oxygen saturation (P<0.001). The odds of suffering from hypotension, migraine and Raynaud were significantly higher for NTG patients (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30-8.73, 1.13-4.42 and 1.36-3.95 respectively), as were the odds of taking systemic bèta-blockers, calcium antagonists and angiotensin II receptors blockers (95% CI 1.04-2.67, 1.21-6.62 and 1.18-5.97 respectively). |
| Conclusie | Patients with NTG differ significantly on several ocular and systemic cardiovascular parameters form POAG patients. These findings add further support to a vascular etiology in NTG. |
| Belangenverstrengeling | Nee |
| Naam | VAN KEER |
| Initialen | K |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, UZ Leuven |
| Stad | Leuven |
| Naam | Abegão Pinto |
| Initialen | L |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte |
| Stad | Lisbon |
| Naam | Barbosa Breda |
| Initialen | J |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar São João |
| Stad | Porto |
| Naam | Willekens |
| Initialen | K |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, UZ Leuven |
| Stad | Leuven |
| Naam | Stalmans |
| Initialen | I |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, UZ Leuven |
| Stad | Leuven |
| Naam | Vandewalle |
| Initialen | E |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, UZ Leuven |
| Stad | Leuven |