Analisis Corneal Thickness pada Penderita Primary Open Angle Glaucoma yang Mendapat Pengobatan Medikamentosa

Abstract

Objective: To analyze corneal thickness in patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma who received medical treatment. Methods: The research is analytic observational with cross sectional data collection method. The research subjects were patients with primary open-angle glaucoma who had received medical treatment for more than 6 months who came to the University of North Sumatera Hospital and network. Corneal thickness measurements were performed on 60 people using OCT Optovue. Results: In 60 people, the average age characteristic data was 54.60 ± 10.021 years, where the subject was 55.0% female and 45.0% male. It was found that the study subjects with the highest number of treatments used multitherapy, the most type of treatment with beta blockers and prostaglandin analogues and the average duration of treatment was 21.97 ± 13.062 months. A significant difference was found between superior paracentral and superonasal corneal thickness in the study subjects. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the type, amount, and duration of treatment on certain corneal thicknesses.