The ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) is significantly higher in glaucoma patients than in normal patients. However, there is a large variation in the OPA values between individuals. On stratification into the different types: primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and ocular hypertension (OHT) there is a tendency toward an elevated OPA in OHT without reaching significant levels. The OPA could possibly be useful as an additional criterion to supplement functional and morphological examinations.
There is no statistically significant correlation between the OPA and blood pressure, but a tendency toward an elevated OPA with increasing blood pressure is recognizable.
We were also able to demonstrate that ageing leads to a statistically significant elevated OPA.
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The ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) is significantly higher in glaucoma patients than in normal patients. However, there is a large variation in the OPA values between individuals. On stratification into the different types: primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and ocular hypertension (OHT) there is a tendency toward an elevated OPA in OHT without reaching significant levels. The OPA could possibly be useful as an additional criterion to supplement functional and morphological ex...
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