The association of primary aldosteronism with glaucoma-related fundus abnormalities.

Yoshimi OhshimaTomomi HigashideKimikazu SakaguchiMakoto SasakiSachiko UdagawaShinji OhkuboTakashi YonedaKazuhisa Sugiyama

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Although the prevalence of glaucomatous optic disc appearance did not differ between the two groups, RNFLDs were more frequent in PA patients than in the control group. Moreover, RNFLDs with their central ends located around retinal vessels were characteristic of PA patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
optical coherence tomography
risk factors
patient reported outcomes