Clinical Study

Short-Term Effect of Standard Automated Perimetry Testing on Intraocular Pressure in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

71 eyes of 45 patients

Age (years, mean ± SD)57.4 ± 11.3
Sex (male : female)23 : 22
IOP* (mmHg, mean ± SD)13.21 ± 2.51
SAP test duration (min : sec, mean ± SD)5 : 51 ± 1 : 19
Mean deviation (dB, mean ± SD)−3.90 ± 8.01
Number of eyes using glaucoma medication
 Including α2-agonist or β-blockers34
 Including PGA or CAI only37

Measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry at previous visit.
IOP: intraocular pressure; SAP: standard automated perimetry; PGA: prostaglandin analogue; CAI: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.