Morphometric Analysis of Peripapillary Thickness in Hypertensives and Normotensives using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
J Clin Diagn Res
; 10(7): NC01-4, 2016 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Hypotension following antihypertensive treatment is associated with retinal nerve fibre loss. There are studies that have reported the changes in RNFL in hypertensives.AIM:
To compare the Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer (RNFL) thickness using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in hypertensive and normotensive individuals. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2012 to September 2014 to compare the RNFL thickness using SD OCT in hypertensive {no other ocular or systemic co-morbidity, vision better or equal to 6/9 (n=30)} and normotensive (n=30) individuals.RESULTS:
Statistically significant RNFL loss was detected in hypertensives (98.31 ± 7.01) when compared to the normotensives (102.51 ± 8.72) p=0.001.CONCLUSION:
Significant loss of RNFL in hypertensives point towards the altered autoregulation and warrants larger studies to assess the clinical relevance.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
Revista:
J Clin Diagn Res
Año:
2016
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Article
País de afiliación:
India