Research Article

Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness and Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

Author (year)LocationGlaucomaOCTNumber of eyesMean age (year)Mean axial length (mm)IOP at imaging (mmHg)Mean visual field MD (dB)
CaseControlCaseControlCaseControlCaseControlCaseControl

Hirooka et al. 2012 [24]JapanNTGHeidelberg5250NA
Roberts et al. 2012 [28]CanadaOAGHeidelberg897671.156.123.923.814.817.2
Usui et al. 2012 [25]JapanNTGNA1212
Li et al. 2013 [26]ChinaPOAGHeidelberg3131NANANA
Li et al. 2013 [26]ChinaPOAGHeidelberg3131NANANA
Li et al. 2013 [27]ChinaPOAGHeidelberg4041NANANANANANA
Hosseini et al. 2014 [22]AmericaOAGCirrus Zeiss5833
Zhang et al. 2014 [23]AmericaOAGTopcon216106
Park et al. 2014 [18]KoreaNTGHeidelberg5648
Park et al. 2014 [18]KoreaPOAGHeidelberg5248
Chung et al. 2014 [19]KoreaOAGHeidelberg8187
Kim et al. 2014 [20]KoreaNTGHeidelberg5342NANA
Kim et al. 2014 [20]KoreaPOAGHeidelberg2142NANA
Lamparter et al. 2015 [29]GermanyOAGOptovue213152NANANANA
Van Keer et al. 2015 [30]BelgiumOAGCirrus Zeiss4854NANANA
Jin et al. 2015 [21]KoreaNTGOptovue5232
Jin et al. 2015 [21]KoreaPOAGOptovue3232

OAG indicates open-angle glaucoma, NTG indicates normal tension glaucoma, POAG indicates primary open-angle glaucoma, IOP indicates intraocular pressure, and NA indicates not available.