Journal of Ophthalmology (Dec 2018)

Choroidal thickness in patients with progressive and stabilized POAG

  • M.V. Panchenko,
  • I.G. Duras,
  • O.M. Honchar,
  • D.O. Prykhodko,
  • A.S. Pereiaslova,
  • L.G. Avilova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh201861922
Journal volume & issue
no. 6
pp. 19 – 22

Abstract

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Purpose: To investigate choroidal thickness in patients with progressive and stabilized primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Materials and Methods: Forty-nine patients (87 eyes; age, 52 to 77 years) with stage 1, 2 or 3 POAG were involved in the study. Choroidal thickness was measured with optical coherence tomography. Results: The foveal choroidal thickness and peripapillary choroidal thickness were thinner in progressive POAG versus stabilized glaucoma (184.2±20.6 µm vs 261.1±19.4 µm, p0.05, respectively). Foveal choroidal thickness was directly correlated with ganglion cell complex thickness (r=0.5725, p < 0.05), and negatively correlated with progressive POAG (r=-0.4246, p < 0.05). Conclusion: In patients with POAG, foveal choroidal thickness is directly correlated with ganglion cell complex thickness and disease progression. The foveal choroidal thickness and peripapillary choroidal thickness were 31% and 23%, respectively, thinner in progressive POAG versus stabilized POAG.

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