Glaucomatous-Type Optic Discs in High Myopia

Natsuko Nagaoka, Jost B Jonas, Kei Morohoshi, Muka Moriyama, Noriaki Shimada, Takeshi Yoshida and Kyoko Ohno-Matsui

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: To assess the prevalence of glaucoma in patients with high myopia defined as myopic refractive error of >-8 diopters or axial length ≥26.5 mm. Methods: The hospital-based observational study included 172 patients (336 eyes) with a mean age of 61.9±12.3 years and mean axial length of 30.1±2.3 mm (range: 24.7–39.1mm). Glaucomatous-type optic discs were defined by glaucomatous optic disc appearance. Glaucoma was defined by glaucomatous optic disc appearance and glaucomatous Goldmann visual field defects not corresponding with myopic macular changes. Results: Larger disc area (mean: 3.18±1.94 mm2) was associated with longer axial length (P 3.79 mm2) than in normal-sized discs or small discs (

Date: 2015
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