Relationship between the Extent of Peripheral Anterior Synechiae and the Severity of Visual Field Defects in Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma.
10.3341/kjo.2004.18.2.100
- Author:
Jun Sung CHOI
1
;
Yong Yeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study
- Keywords:
peripheral anterior synechiae;
primary angle-closure glaucoma;
visual field
- MeSH:
Aged;
Comparative Study;
Female;
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/*etiology/physiopathology;
Humans;
Intraocular Pressure;
Iris Diseases/*complications/physiopathology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Perimetry;
Scotoma/*etiology/physiopathology;
*Visual Fields
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2004;18(2):100-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We investigated the relationship between the circumferential extent of peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) and the severity of visual field defects in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Correlations between visual field defects and the extent of PAS were analyzed in 73 eyes; 28 with and 45 without acute attacks. Spearman's correlation coefficient between the severity of visual field defects and the extent of PAS was 0.348 (P = 0.003) in all subjects (n = 73), 0.377 (P = 0.012) in the PACG eyes without acute attacks (n = 45), and 0.338 (P = 0.079) in the eyes with acute attacks (n = 28). Our results showed a statistically significant correlation between the extent of PAS and the severity of visual field damage in PACGoverall, and especially in PACG patients without a history of acute attacks.
