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ArticlePloS one2021

Central retinal vascular trunk deviation in unilateral normal-tension glaucoma.

Ho-Kyung Choung, Martha Kim, Sohee Oh, Kyoung Min Lee, Seok Hwan Kim

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  1. Inter-eye comparison of corneal stiffness parameters in primary open-angle glaucoma patients with unilateral damage.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Ho-Kyung ChoungDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Martha KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Sohee OhDepartment of Biostatistics, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3010-448X
Kyoung Min LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4692-3164
Seok Hwan KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate whether the position of the central retinal vascular trunk (CRVT), as a surrogate of lamina cribrosa (LC) offset, was associated with the presence of glaucoma in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients.

methodsThe position of the CRVT was measured as the deviation from the center of the Bruch's membrane opening (BMO), as delineated by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging. The offset index was calculated as the distance of the CRVT from the BMO center relative to that of the BMO margin. The angular deviation of CRVT was measured with the horizontal nasal midline as 0° and the superior location as a positive value. The offset index and angular deviation were compared between glaucoma and fellow control eyes within individuals.

resultsNTG eyes had higher baseline intraocular pressure (P = 0.001), a larger β-zone parapapillary atrophy area (P = 0.013), and a larger offset index (P<0.001). In a generalized linear mixed-effects model, larger offset index was the only risk factor of NTG diagnosis (OR = 31.625, P<0.001). A generalized estimating equation regression model revealed that the offset index was larger in the NTG eyes than in the control eyes for all ranges of axial length, while it was the smallest for the axial length of 23.4 mm (all P<0.001).

conclusionsThe offset index was larger in the unilateral NTG eyes, which fact is suggestive of the potential role of LC/BMO offset as a loco-regional susceptibility factor.

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AdultAgedBruch MembraneFemaleGlaucomaGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureLow Tension GlaucomaMaleMiddle AgedNerve FibersOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesRetinaRetinal Ganglion Cells

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PMCPMC8291707

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