Evaluating glaucoma in myopic eyes: Challenges and opportunities
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Issued Date
2024-01-01
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ISSN
00396257
eISSN
18793304
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85212601675
Journal Title
Survey of Ophthalmology
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Survey of Ophthalmology (2024)
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Jiravarnsirikul A., Belghith A., Rezapour J., Bowd C., Moghimi S., Jonas J.B., Christopher M., Fazio M.A., Yang H., Burgoyne C.F., Weinreb R.N., Zangwill L.M. Evaluating glaucoma in myopic eyes: Challenges and opportunities. Survey of Ophthalmology (2024). doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2024.12.003 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/102564
Title
Evaluating glaucoma in myopic eyes: Challenges and opportunities
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Abstract
The increasing global prevalence of myopia presents a significant public health concern, and growing evidence has demonstrated that myopia is a major risk factor for the development of open-angle glaucoma. Therefore, timely detection and management of glaucoma in myopic patients are crucial; however, identifying the structural alterations of glaucoma in the optic nerve head (ONH) and retinal tissues of myopic eyes using standard diagnostic tools such as fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT angiography (OCTA) presents challenges. Additionally, myopia-related perimetric defects can be confounded with glaucoma-related defects. We comprehensively examine the challenges encountered in evaluating glaucoma in myopic eyes through various diagnostic tools, including fundus photography, OCT of the ONH, retinal nerve fiber layer, and macular ganglion cell layer, OCTA, and perimetry. We also explore potential opportunities to address these challenges, providing insights for clinicians to effectively manage myopic glaucoma patients in clinical practice.