Implications of myopia in diagnosis and screening of open angle glaucoma.

Purpose Of Review: Rapid increase in the prevalence of myopia has been documented worldwide. Myopia, especially high myopia, is not only an important risk factor for having open angle glaucoma (OAG), but also has a strong linking with the progression of OAG. Since myopic axial length (AXL) elongation is associated with nonglaucomatous optic nerve head (ONH) and visual field abnormalities, myopia poses a challenge in differential diagnosis of OAG.

Effects of ambient atmospheric pressure on intraocular pressure measured using a Goldman applanation tonometer in normal eyes under ordinary conditions.

Purpose: Little is known about the effects of ambient atmospheric pressure (AP) on intraocular pressure (IOP) under ordinary conditions. This study aimed to investigate the effects of AP on Goldmann applanation tonometer-measured IOP (GAT-IOP) in normal eyes under everyday atmospheric conditions adjusting for effects of possible confounding factors including other climatic factors.

Methods: Data obtained from 2,431 normal healthy eyes of 2,431 subjects (mean age: 56.

Relationship between fundus sex index obtained using color fundus parameters and body height or axial length in the Kumejima population.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the fundus sex index obtained from fundus photographs and body height or axial length in the Kumejima population.

Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional observational population study.

Methods: Using color fundus photographs obtained from the Kumejima population, 1,653 healthy right eyes with reliable fundus parameter measurements were included in this study.

Aging-associated changes of optical coherence tomography-measured ganglion cell-related retinal layer thickness and visual sensitivity in normal Japanese.

Purpose: To report aging-associated change rates in circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (cpRNFLT) and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and complex thickness (MGCIPLT, MGCCT) in normal Japanese eyes and to compare the data in linear scaled visual field (VF) sensitivity of central 4 points of Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) 24-2 test (VF) to that in MGCIPLT in four 0.6-mm-diameter circles corresponding to the four central points of HFA 24-2 adjusted for retinal ganglion cell displacement (GCIPLT).

Study Design: Prospective observational study METHODS: HFA 24-2 tests and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) measurements of cpRNFLT, MGCIPLT, MGCCT and GCIPLT were performed every 3 months for 3 years in 73 eyes of 37 healthy Japanese with mean age of 50.