Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) assessment for monitoring glaucomatous
damage in POAG patients

Markowska J, Koziol H, Romaniuk W, Nita M. and Muskalski K

Department of Ophthalmology, Silesian School of Medicine and St. Barbara Specialist Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland

Purpose: To assess usefulness of HRT in monitoring POAG patients

Material: 84 pts (130 eyes), age: 45-70 (mean: 54.7 ) yrs. Topical treatement with β-blockers and/or CAI. Control group of healthly subjects: 48 pts (96 eyes), age: 40-70 (mean: 51.9) yrs.

Follow-up: 18 months.

Method: Analysis of stereometric parameters of optic nerve head (ONH) obtained with HRT ver. 2.01.

Results: Statistically significant changes of stereometric parameters of ONH were found as follows: Cup/Disk, Cup Area, Rim Area, Cup Shape Measure, Rim Volume, Cup Volume, Mean Cup Depth, Maximal Cup Depth, Mean Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer (RNFL) Thickness, RNFL Cross Section and Disk Area.

Conclusion: Confocal, scaning tomography with HRT is very effective in monitoring glaucomatous damage in POAG patients.