TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of patients with primary open angle glaucoma and normal tension glaucoma at a university hospital
T2 - A cross-sectional retrospective study
AU - Yokoyama, Yu
AU - Maruyama, Kazuichi
AU - Konno, Hideyuki
AU - Hashimoto, Sayaka
AU - Takahashi, Mai
AU - Kayaba, Hiroko
AU - Kokubun, Taiki
AU - Nakazawa, Toru
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Ms. Kaori Hanekawa and Mr. Nobuo Akiyama for technical assistance, and Mr. Tim Hilts for English editorial assistance. This paper was supported in part by a JST grant from JSPS KAKENHI Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (T.N. 26293372), and by the JST Center for Revitalization Promotion. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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© 2015 Yokoyama et al.
PY - 2015/8/19
Y1 - 2015/8/19
N2 - Background: The characteristics of glaucoma patients and their response to therapy may differ by institution, region and country. Therefore, clinicians should understand the distinctiveness of their patients. Here, we profile primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients at a major university hospital in Japan. Methods: This study included 523 eyes from 523 POAG and NTG patients who underwent full clinical ophthalmologic evaluations at Tohoku University Hospital. Clinical characteristics such as age, sex, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, Humphrey field analyzer-measured mean deviation (MD) and MD slope were collected retrospectively. MD slope was calculated from MD data that included the first baseline measurement of MD and 4 subsequent, consecutive, reliable measurements of MD. Refractive error was analyzed in a subgroup with no history of refractive surgery, including intraocular lens implantation. Patient characteristics were analyzed separately in the groups of patients with low (<15 mmHg) and high IOP (≥15 mmHg) and in the groups with MD slope ≥-1.0 and <-1.0 dB/year. Results: Mean age, visual acuity (median), IOP, pre-treatment IOP (from patient history), refractive error and MD were 61.7 ± 12.5 years, -0.08 (interquartile range -0.08 to 0.05) LogMAR, 13.87 ± 3.37 mmHg, 18.35 ± 6.26 mmHg, -4.48 ± 3.81 diopters and -11.73 ± 8.83 dB, respectively. POAG and NTG patients had significant differences in mean age (63.4 ± 12.4 vs. 60.7 ± 12.5 years, P < 0.01), visual acuity, IOP (14.95 ± 4.20 vs. 13.21 ± 2.54 mmHg, P < 0.01) and MD (-13.85 ± 9.32 vs. -10.45 ± 8.27 dB, P < 0.01). Interestingly, MD slope was slightly steeper in the low-IOP group than in the high-IOP group, although the difference was not statistically significant (-0.85 vs. -0.70 dB/year, P = 0.31). Baseline MD was significantly worse in the group with MD slope <-1.0 dB/year than in the group with MD slope ≥-1.0 dB/year (-11.56 vs. -7.64 dB/year, P < 0.01). Conclusions: We identified characteristics of glaucoma patients at a university hospital that may reflect the specialized nature of such an institution.
AB - Background: The characteristics of glaucoma patients and their response to therapy may differ by institution, region and country. Therefore, clinicians should understand the distinctiveness of their patients. Here, we profile primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients at a major university hospital in Japan. Methods: This study included 523 eyes from 523 POAG and NTG patients who underwent full clinical ophthalmologic evaluations at Tohoku University Hospital. Clinical characteristics such as age, sex, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, Humphrey field analyzer-measured mean deviation (MD) and MD slope were collected retrospectively. MD slope was calculated from MD data that included the first baseline measurement of MD and 4 subsequent, consecutive, reliable measurements of MD. Refractive error was analyzed in a subgroup with no history of refractive surgery, including intraocular lens implantation. Patient characteristics were analyzed separately in the groups of patients with low (<15 mmHg) and high IOP (≥15 mmHg) and in the groups with MD slope ≥-1.0 and <-1.0 dB/year. Results: Mean age, visual acuity (median), IOP, pre-treatment IOP (from patient history), refractive error and MD were 61.7 ± 12.5 years, -0.08 (interquartile range -0.08 to 0.05) LogMAR, 13.87 ± 3.37 mmHg, 18.35 ± 6.26 mmHg, -4.48 ± 3.81 diopters and -11.73 ± 8.83 dB, respectively. POAG and NTG patients had significant differences in mean age (63.4 ± 12.4 vs. 60.7 ± 12.5 years, P < 0.01), visual acuity, IOP (14.95 ± 4.20 vs. 13.21 ± 2.54 mmHg, P < 0.01) and MD (-13.85 ± 9.32 vs. -10.45 ± 8.27 dB, P < 0.01). Interestingly, MD slope was slightly steeper in the low-IOP group than in the high-IOP group, although the difference was not statistically significant (-0.85 vs. -0.70 dB/year, P = 0.31). Baseline MD was significantly worse in the group with MD slope <-1.0 dB/year than in the group with MD slope ≥-1.0 dB/year (-11.56 vs. -7.64 dB/year, P < 0.01). Conclusions: We identified characteristics of glaucoma patients at a university hospital that may reflect the specialized nature of such an institution.
KW - Glaucoma
KW - Intraocular pressure
KW - Progression of visual field defects
KW - Visual field
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U2 - 10.1186/s13104-015-1339-x
DO - 10.1186/s13104-015-1339-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 26286038
AN - SCOPUS:84939452016
SN - 1756-0500
VL - 8
JO - BMC Research Notes
JF - BMC Research Notes
IS - 1
M1 - 360
ER -