OCTA Study of Choroidal Vasculature in Open Angle Glaucoma Patients

OCTA as a New Biomarker in the Pathogenesis of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

The aim of the present study was to examine and measure SFCT and CCVD using respectively EDI-OCT and OCTA in preperimetric and advanced glaucomatous eyes, in order to shed light on the vascular pathogenesis of glaucoma disease.

Inclusion Criteria:• age older than 40 years

• diagnosis of glaucoma
• absence of diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension
• absence of drug intake
• absence of vitreoretinal, vascular retinal diseases
• absence of previous ocular surgery and congenital eye diseases.
• absence of errors of refraction
• absence of lens opacities
• absence of low-quality OCT and OCTA images

Exclusion Criteria:

• age younger than 40 years
• presence of diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension
• vitreoretinal and vascular retinal diseases
• previous ocular surgery and congenital eye diseases
• errors of refraction
• lens opacities
• low-quality OCT and OCTA images