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 |