Table 3.
Clinical and optical coherence tomography angiography characteristics of eyes with primary angle closure glaucoma and well-controlled or not well - controlled intraocular pressure
| Well-controlled PACG eyes (n = 24) |
Not well - controlled PACG eyes (n = 15) |
P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 57.83 ± 7.84 | 59.93 ± 5.91 | 0.877 |
| Sex (male:female) | 10:14 | 6:9 | 0.918 |
| BCVA | 0.64 ± 0.29 | 0.61 ± 0.24 | 0.735 |
| Attack | 0.25 ±0.44 | 0.4 ± 0.51 | 0.336 |
| IOP (mmHg) | 16.11 ± 2.83 | 27.39 ± 6.47 | <0.001 |
| AL (mm) | 22.09 ± 0.93 | 22.42 ± 1.09 | 0.138 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 123.53 ± 14.55 | 126.64 ± 13.74 | 0.574 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 73.67 ± 9.98 | 73.73 ± 5.73 | 0.507 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 90.29 ± 10.44 | 91.36 ± 6.8 | 0.474 |
| OPP (mmHg) | 40.39 ± 5.79 | 40.60 ± 5.25 | 0.138 |
| Number of glaucoma medications | 0.74 ± 1.15 | 1.27 ± 0.9 | 0.095 |
| Visual field test | |||
| MD (db) | −6.42 ± 7.76 | −11.93 ± 9.80 | 0.096 |
| PSD (db) | 3.42 ± 2.70 | 7.01 ± 4.5 | 0.095 |
| Structural variables | |||
| RNFL thickness (µm) | 97.21 ± 28.90 | 82.13 ± 18.32 | 0.02 |
| GCC thickness (µm) | 93.60 ± 15.25 | 81.96 ± 13.42 | 0.215 |
| Vessel density | |||
| Peripapillary area | 58.13 ± 6.94 | 52.97 ± 7.94 | 0.015 |
| Nasal | 56.08 ± 6.61 | 52.26 ± 7.76 | 0.029 |
| Inferior Nasal | 57.46 ± 10.94 | 53.27 ± 10.62 | 0.109 |
| Inferior Temporal | 61.97 ± 8.86 | 57.13 ± 10.24 | 0.036 |
| Superior Temporal | 60.35 ± 9.43 | 55.17 ± 10.60 | 0.025 |
| Superior Nasal | 56.80 ± 8.84 | 53.78 ± 7.79 | 0.1 |
| Temporal | 61.29 ± 5.85 | 57.21 ± 8.35 | 0.077 |
| Parafoveal area | 47.15 ± 5.14 | 46.73 ± 3.09 | 0.556 |
| Temporal | 48.69 ± 5.26 | 47.35 ± 3.2 | 0.334 |
| Superior | 47.71 ± 5.83 | 47.48 ± 4.08 | 0.651 |
| Nasal | 46.05 ± 7.02 | 45.90 ± 4.41 | 0.774 |
| Inferior | 46.72 ± 6.08 | 45.99 ± 4.33 | 0.805 |
| Reduction rate# | |||
| Peripapillary area | 8.63% | 16.74% | 0.014 |
| Parafoveal area | 7.23% | 8.07% | 0.76 |
Values shown are means ± standard deviations or numbers of subjects.
PACG, primary angle closure glaucoma; IOP, intraocular pressure; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; AL, axial length; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; OPP, ocular perfusion pressure; MD, mean deviation; PSD, pattern standard deviation; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer; GCC: ganglion cell complex.
*
P values in bold are statistically significant at P < 0.05.