Correlation between choroidal thickness and intraocular pressure control in primary angle-closure glaucoma. 2022

Nishtha Singh, and Julie Pegu, and Prerna Garg, and Brajesh Kumar, and Suneeta Dubey, and Monica Gandhi
Department of Glaucoma, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.

OBJECTIVE To study the correlation between choroidal thickness (CT) and IOP control in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). METHODS In total, 61 patients (102 eyes) with PACG underwent subfoveal CT (SFCT) scanning using enhanced depth imaging-optical coherence tomography. The subjects with PACG were further grouped as controlled IOP (≤21 mm Hg on maximal medical therapy) and uncontrolled IOP (>21 mm Hg on maximal medical therapy). The average CT of the PACG eyes was calculated and compared between both groups. A correlation analysis was done between CT and intereye difference in CT with the disease parameters. RESULTS The mean CT was 274.38 ± 42.10 μm in 102 PACG eyes. SFCT was significantly increased in the uncontrolled IOP group as compared with the controlled IOP group. The mean SFCT was 245.57 ± 62.10 μm in the controlled group and 294.46 ± 51.05 μm in the uncontrolled group (P < 0.01). Factors associated with a thicker choroid were younger age, high IOP, and higher optic nerve head cupping (P < 0.001). Neither the visual field-mean deviation (VF-MD) nor pattern standard deviation (PSD) was found to be associated with overall CT. The intereye asymmetry between CT was significantly associated with poor VF-MD and PSD. CONCLUSIONS PACG eyes with thicker choroid may be a risk factor for poor IOP control on medical anti-glaucoma therapy. Thicker choroid as compared to the fellow eye is a poor prognostic sign and these eyes should be monitored closely.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D009898 Optic Disk The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve. Blind Spot,Optic Disc,Optic Nerve Head,Optic Papilla,Blind Spots,Disc, Optic,Disk, Optic,Head, Optic Nerve,Nerve Head, Optic,Optic Discs,Optic Disks,Optic Nerve Heads,Optic Papillas,Papilla, Optic,Papillas, Optic,Spot, Blind
D002829 Choroid The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA. Choriocapillaris,Haller Layer,Haller's Layer,Sattler Layer,Sattler's Layer,Choroids
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014065 Tonometry, Ocular Measurement of ocular tension (INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE) with a tonometer. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Ocular Tonometry
D015812 Glaucoma, Angle-Closure A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber. Glaucoma, Closed-Angle,Glaucoma, Angle Closure,Glaucoma, Narrow-Angle,Glaucoma, Uncompensated,Glaucoma, Uncompensative,Angle Closure Glaucoma,Angle Closure Glaucomas,Angle-Closure Glaucoma,Angle-Closure Glaucomas,Closed-Angle Glaucoma,Closed-Angle Glaucomas,Glaucoma, Closed Angle,Glaucoma, Narrow Angle,Glaucomas, Angle Closure,Glaucomas, Angle-Closure,Glaucomas, Closed-Angle,Glaucomas, Narrow-Angle,Glaucomas, Uncompensated,Glaucomas, Uncompensative,Narrow-Angle Glaucoma,Narrow-Angle Glaucomas,Uncompensated Glaucoma,Uncompensated Glaucomas,Uncompensative Glaucoma,Uncompensative Glaucomas
D041623 Tomography, Optical Coherence An imaging method using LASERS that is used for mapping subsurface structure. When a reflective site in the sample is at the same optical path length (coherence) as the reference mirror, the detector observes interference fringes. OCT Tomography,Optical Coherence Tomography,Coherence Tomography, Optical,Tomography, OCT

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