[Laser scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in diagnosis of juvenile glaucoma cases with myopia]

The diagnosis of the open angle glaucoma in myopic eyes remains one of the major problems, as the changes of the optic head in myopia may be similar to glaucomatous changes. The aim of the study was to analyse biomorphometric parameters of the optic nerve head in myopic eyes with glaucoma with scanning laser ophthalmoscope from Laser Diagnostic Technologies Inc. There was 29 children examined and among them 12 children with glaucoma and myopia as a study group (I) and 17 children with myopia as a control group (II).

TCA means values; group I: 1.994 +/- 0.158, group II:2.028 +/- 0.200 CD means values; group I; 0.315 +/- 0.072, group II: 0.247 +/- 0.057 Rim means values; group I: 1.366 +/- 0.164, group II: 1.511 +/- 0.136 Vol. A mean values; group I: +0.205 +/- 0.03, group II: +0.83 +/- 0.03 Vol. B mean values; group I: -0.159 +/- 1.608, group II: -0.117 +/- 0.08. Average values of the biomorphometric parameters of the optic nerve head were worse in group I than in group II, but there was not statistical significance between the differences. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy may be used as very important additional examination in juvenile glaucoma cases with myopia.