Normal tension glaucoma
Clinical analysis of normal tension glaucoma.
... 1. DIURNAL VARIATION: The intraocular pressure is subject to cyclic fluctuations throughout the day. The reported mean amplitude of daily fluctuation ranges from approximately 3mm Hg to 6 mm Hg. An amplitude greater than ...
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Effects of treatment with bimatoprost 0.03% for 3 years in patients with normal-tension glaucoma
... To date, the effect of long-term administration of bimatoprost eye drops on the visual field defect caused by normal-tension glaucoma patients has not yet been described. In this study, we observed ...
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Optic disc topography of normal tension glaucoma patients in Malaysia
... We conducted a prospective comparative cross-sectional study in two glaucoma centres in Malaysia from November 2010 to February 2012. A total of 109 eyes of 109 Malay participants (32 NTG patients and 77 control ...
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Evaluation of peripapillary choroidal thickness in patients with normal-tension glaucoma
... Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) accounts for 92% of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Japanese patients ...open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in whom the measured untreated intraocular ...
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The potential role of glutamate transporters in the pathogenesis of normal tension glaucoma
... as normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Moreover, in some glaucoma patients, significant IOP reduction does not prevent progression of the ...
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Incidence of and risk factors for glaucoma in lost-to-follow-up normal-tension glaucoma suspect patients
... of glaucoma [3–7], and some studies have investigated the incidence of glaucoma in ocular hyperten- sion patients [8–11], but no study has been conducted to investigate the incidence of glaucoma in ...
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Effects of tafluprost treatment for 3 years in patients with normal-tension glaucoma
... indicating normal-tension glaucoma – and thus, the inclusion criteria for the study – were: an IOP lower than 21 mmHg when measured several times including diurnal variation; thinning of the optic ...
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Effect of travoprost on 24-hour intraocular pressure in normal tension glaucoma
... as normal tension glaucoma ...Collaborative Normal Tension Glaucoma (CNTG) study group which showed that lowering IOP by 30% from baseline reduces the risk of progres- sion of ...
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The role of corneal hysteresis during the evaluation of patients with possible normal-tension glaucoma
... of glaucoma is the key for prevention of progressive visual loss with the treatment of aggres- sively lowering intraocular pressure ...(IOP). Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is particularly hard ...
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The clinical effectiveness of tafluprost on Japanese normal-tension glaucoma patients
... Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is characterized by visual field loss, secondary to irreversible and progressive optic nerve damage, even though the intraocular pressure (IOP) values remain within the ...
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Association of microsatellite polymorphisms of the GPDS1 locus with normal tension glaucoma in the Japanese population
... open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is usually associated with elevated ...condition. Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is an important subtype of POAG and accounts for approximately one-third of all POAG ...
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Efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty for normal tension glaucoma: 1 year results
... Our study had its limitations. Firstly, it would have been ideal not to use adjuvant anti-glaucoma medication at all to observe the IOP-lowering effect of SLT alone. However, this would mean that the subjects ...
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Effects of glaucoma drugs on ocular hemodynamics in normal tension glaucoma: a randomized trial comparing bimatoprost and latanoprost with dorzolamide [ISRCTN18873428]
... of normal tension glaucoma does not differ substantially from the therapy of classical primary open angle glaucoma with increased IOP level: in both cases the focus is set on lowering ...
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Optic disc size and progression of visual field damage in patients with normal-tension glaucoma
... follow-up. In addition, frequent examinations per year are required for accurate assessment. Thus, both lengthy and frequent follow-ups are necessary to evaluate progressive changes in visual fields accurately. To the ...
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Effects of BAK-free travoprost treatment for 3 years in patients with normal tension glaucoma
... with normal tension glaucoma and prescribed BAK-free travoprost eye drop monotherapy from March 2008 through April ...for normal tension glaucoma were IOP under 21 mmHg measured ...
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Effect of five years of treatment with nipradilol eye drops in patients with normal tension glaucoma
... diagnosing normal tension glaucoma were: IOP # 21 mmHg when measured several times to evaluate circadian variation; specific changes for glaucoma in the optic disk and the retinal nerve fiber ...
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Peripapillary retinal artery in first diagnosed and untreated normal tension glaucoma
... of glaucoma considers the progressive loss of RGCs is a conse- quence of insufficient blood supply, and approxi- mately two-thirds of patients with glaucoma have normal intraocular pressure (IOP) at ...
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The current research status of normal tension glaucoma
... Abstract: Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a progressive optic neuropathy that mimics primary open-angle glaucoma, but lacks the findings of elevated intraocular pressure or other mitigating ...
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Corneal biomechanics in asymmetrical normal-tension glaucoma
... The ocular response analyzer (ORA) is a novel device that enables in vivo measurement of corneal biomechanics. This new technology could improve our ability to manage glaucoma patients by offering valuable ...
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Ocular perfusion pressure and ophthalmic artery flow in patients with normal tension glaucoma
... open-angle glaucoma and NTG, there is a significant increase in RI and a de- crease in the mean blood velocity in both the central ret- inal artery and short posterior ciliary arteries ...
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