Early Macular Angiography among Patients with Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension, and Normal Subjects
Table 1
Basic characters among the four patient groups.
OAG group
NTG group
OHT group
Control group
value
Numbers of eyes (n)
18
14
18
20
Age (mean ± SD)
54.71 ± 13.31
55.00 ± 11.26
43.22 ± 11.56
54.50 ± 6.36
0.07
Gender (male : female)
14 : 4
3 : 11
5 : 13
4 : 16
0.02
Duration (month, mean ± SD)
12.28 ± 3.76
11.34 ± 5.07
12.56 ± 4.14
12.31 ± 4.98
0.43
Systemic disease (n)
0.50
Hypertension
1
1
1
0
Diabetes mellitus
0
1
1
0
Cardiovascular disease
0
2
1
0
Ocular disease (n)
0.38
Corneal disorders
0
0
1
0
Cataract
4
5
2
5
Retinal disorders
1
0
1
0
Glaucoma medication (n)
0.01#
Alpha agonist
14
13
0
0
Beta-blocker
16
14
2
0
CAI
3
2
0
0
Prostaglandin
9
6
0
0
OAG: open-angle glaucoma, NTG: normal-tension glaucoma, OHT: ocular hypertension, and CAIL: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Significant difference between the OAG group and the other three groups. #Significant difference between the OAG and NTG groups and the OHT and control groups.
