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OCT angiography was performed at baseline and vessel densities in the peripapillary and parafoveal regions were determined quadrant-wise. Effect of demographic (age, sex, presence of diabetes and hypertension), clinical (mean and fluctuation of intraocular pressure, presence of pseudoexfoliation, presence of disc hemorrhages, central corneal thickness, baseline mean deviation on visual fields) and OCT angiography parameters (peripapillary and parafoveal vessel densities) on rate of RNFL change was determined using linear mixed models.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Average baseline hemifield mean deviation and quadrant RNFL thickness was -3.5 \u00b1\u2009 2.5dB and 97 \u00b1\u200918\u00b5m respectively. The mean follow-up duration was 5.0 \u00b1\u2009 1.8 years. The rate of change of quadrant RNFL thickness (RNFL slope) was -1.67 \u00b1\u2009 0.2 \u00b5m\/year. Multivariate mixed models showed that presence of pseudoexfoliation deposits (co-efficient -0.78 \u00b1\u2009 0.34, p\u2009=\u20090.025) and optic disc hemorrhages (co-efficient -0.59 \u00b1\u2009 0.28, p\u2009=\u20090.040) were associated with a faster rate of RNFL decline. None of the baseline OCT angiography parameters evaluated in this study showed any association with the RNFL slope.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Presence of pseudoexfoliation and optic disc hemorrhages are significant risk factors for glaucoma progression in open-angle glaucoma. 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