Inventi Impact: Ophthalmology

Inventi:hotm/20666/16

Age, Maximum Cup Depth, Central Corneal Thickness, Disc Area and Mean Defect in Patients with\nOpen Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Purpose: The main objective was to analyze the relationship between maximum cup depth (MCD),\nmean defect (MD), central corneal thickness (CCT), age and disc area, in patients with ocular hypertension\n(OHT) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: Cross-sectional study of\npatients diagnosed with OHT and POAG. Visual fields were obtained using an Octopus 300 analyzer,\nTOP strategy. MCD and disc area were obtained using a Heidelberg Retina Tomograph. Results:\nThe study sample comprised 234 eyes of 143 patients, 91 women and 52 men, mean age 63.55\nyears (SD 10.49). Mean values were: MCD 0.52 mm (SD 0.27), MD 2.78 dB (SD 5.02), CCT 543.5 �¼m\n(SD 36.63), IOP 16.73 mmHg (SD 2.93), and disc area 2.01 mm2 (SD 0.39). A significant correlation\nwas observed between MCD and age in patients under 60 years, between MCD and disc area, and\nbetween MD and disc area. Conclusions: Our study showed a correlation between MCD and age\nwhich was significant in patients under 60 years of age, between MCD and disc area and between\nMD and disc area, suggesting that the larger the disc area, the greater the MCD and the MD in patients\nwith OHT and POAG.