Table 4. Summary of the correlations between translaminar pressure difference and structural/functional glaucomatous changes.
Authors | Number of patients | Subjects | Analyzed parameter | Technology | Correlation | P-value |
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Ren et al12 | 52 | POAG and OH | NRA | HRT | r=−0.38 | 0.006 |
Mean defect | HFA | r=0.38 | 0.007 | |||
Ren et al15 | 114 | NTG, HTG, healthy | Mean defect | HFA | r=0.69 | 0.005 |
Siaudvytyte et al24 | 9 | NTG | NRA | HRT | r=−0.83 | 0.01 |
Berdahl et al25 | 77 | POAG and healthy | Cup-to-disc ratio | Medical records | r2=0.399 | <0.0001 |
Abbreviations: HFA, Humphrey Field Analyzer; HRT, Heidelberg Retina Tomograph; HTG, high-tension glaucoma; Mean defect, Mean glaucomatous visual field defect (dB); NRA, neuroretinal rim area; NTG, normal tension glaucoma; OH, ocular hypertension; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma.