Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Optometry and Vision Science, 5(93), p. 504-509, 2016
DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000000822
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PURPOSE: To examine the association between retinal arteriolar caliber and lumen, retinal sensitivity (RS), and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in glaucomatous eyes with single-hemifield loss. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, nonrandomized, case-control study of 20 eyes of 20 patients with glaucoma with visual field damage confined to a single hemifield. The control group was composed of 20 eyes of 20 normal subjects. For all the eyes, we performed optical coherence tomography to assess the RNFL and standard automated perimetry to evaluate RS. External and internal arteriolar diameters were assessed in vivo using scanning laser Doppler flowmetry. RESULTS: The RNFL was significantly thinner in glaucomatous eyes than in normal eyes (p