Comparison of Optic Nerve Head Topographic Parameters in Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With and Without Diabetes Mellitus

Akkaya S., Can E., ÖZTÜRK F.

JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA, vol.25, no.1, pp.49-53, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000096
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-53
  • Keywords: glaucoma, Heidelberg retinal tomography, diabetes, RETROGRADE AXONAL-TRANSPORT, RETINOPATHY, FIBER, APOPTOSIS, RAT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the optic nerve head (ONH) parameters of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients with and without diabetes and to investigate the effect of the metabolic control of diabetes on ONH topography.