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The development of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) enabled the measurement of the retinal microvasculature non-invasively and with high repeatability. Nonetheless, only a few studies transformed OCTA into a dynamic examination employing a sympathomimetic stimulus. The goal of this study was to use this dynamic OCTA exam (1) to differentiate healthy individuals from glaucoma patients and (2) to distinguish glaucoma subcategories, NTG and high-tension primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retinal vessel density (VD) in NTG patients (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 16), POAG patients (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 12), and healthy controls (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 14) was compared before and during a hand grip test with a hydraulic dynamometer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At baseline, mean peripapillary VD was lower in POAG and NTG (42.6 and 48.5%) compared to healthy controls (58.1%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and higher in NTG compared to POAG (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.024) when corrected for mean arterial pressure (MAP). Peripapillary and macular (superficial and deep) VD differences were found for gender, age, and baseline MAP. No change in VD occurred (pre-\/post-stimulus) in any of the groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retinal VD loss in glaucoma patients was confirmed and the necessity to correct for gender, age and especially MAP was established. 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