TITLE:
Age, Maximum Cup Depth, Central Corneal Thickness, Disc Area and Mean Defect in Patients with Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
AUTHORS:
Valentin T. Diaz-Aleman, Marta Gonzalez-Hernandez, Denisse Angel-Pereira, Andres Blasco-Alberto
KEYWORDS:
POAG, OHT, Disk Area, Maximum Cup *Corresponding
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ophthalmology,
Vol.6 No.3,
August
8,
2016
ABSTRACT: Purpose: The main objective was to analyze the relationship between maximum cup depth (MCD),
mean defect (MD), central corneal thickness (CCT), age and disc area, in patients with ocular hypertension
(OHT) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: Cross-sectional study of
patients diagnosed with OHT and POAG. Visual fields were obtained using an Octopus 300 analyzer,
TOP strategy. MCD and disc area were obtained using a Heidelberg Retina Tomograph. Results:
The study sample comprised 234 eyes of 143 patients, 91 women and 52 men, mean age 63.55
years (SD 10.49). Mean values were: MCD 0.52 mm (SD 0.27), MD 2.78 dB (SD 5.02), CCT 543.5 μm
(SD 36.63), IOP 16.73 mmHg (SD 2.93), and disc area 2.01 mm2 (SD 0.39). A significant correlation
was observed between MCD and age in patients under 60 years, between MCD and disc area, and
between MD and disc area. Conclusions: Our study showed a correlation between MCD and age
which was significant in patients under 60 years of age, between MCD and disc area and between
MD and disc area, suggesting that the larger the disc area, the greater the MCD and the MD in patients
with OHT and POAG.