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Patients with POAG, NTG and controls underwent OCT scanning of the macula and the disc followed by 6 \u00d7 6 mm macula OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging. Global and hemifield VD were recorded for the superficial (SVP) and deep (DVP) vascular plexus and the choriocapillaris (CC). The OCT thickness of the nerve fiber layer (NFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCC) was also measured. Data from 65 POAG, 33 NTG and 40 control eyes matched for age were analyzed. Mean SVP VD was lower in NTG and POAG eyes compared to controls (38.8 \u00b1 5.3, 40.7 \u00b1 6.8 and 48.5 \u00b1 4.0%, p &lt; 0.001). Mean DVP VD was lower in NTG and POAG eyes compared to controls (43.1 \u00b1 6.1, 44.5 \u00b1 7.6 and 48.6 \u00b1 5.8%, p = 0.002). There was no difference in SVP VD or DVP VD between the glaucoma groups (p &gt; 0.050). No difference was noted in CC VD between the groups (68.3 \u00b1 2.3, 67.6 \u00b1 3.7 and 68.5 \u00b1 2.6%, p = 0.287). Lower SVP and DVP VD was seen in eyes with glaucoma compared to normal eyes. NTG and POAG eyes had similar VD loss. Eyes with glaucoma manifested similar CC VD compared to controls.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics14141485","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,11]],"date-time":"2024-07-11T11:30:55Z","timestamp":1720697455000},"page":"1485","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["OCT Angiography of the Retina and the Choroid in the Macula in Patients with Normal Tension Glaucoma and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2780-0062","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Dastiridou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Clinic, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Samouilidou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Ophthalmology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eleftherios","family":"Anastasopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Ophthalmology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Spyridon","family":"Koronis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Ophthalmology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paraskevi","family":"Riga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Ophthalmology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6623-8503","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas","family":"Katsanos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Clinic, University Hospital of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nikolaos","family":"Ziakas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Ophthalmology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5303-7793","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sofia","family":"Androudi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Clinic, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, Bourne, R.R.A., Jonas, J.B., Friedman, D., Nangia, V., Bron, A., Tapply, I., Fernandes, A., Cicinelli, M.V., and Arrigo, A. 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