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Methods: Forty-two eyes of 42 glaucoma patients with myopia without retinal lesions were subjected to analysis. Corvis ST was performed to measure the biomechanical properties of the eyeball. Superficial (retinal) and deep (choroidal) VDs in the peripapillary and macular regions were assessed using OCT-A, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was measured with OCT. The disc\u2013foveal angle, disc torsion, and \u03b2-zone peripapillary atrophy (PPA) area were obtained from disc and retinal photography. Swedish interactive thresholding algorithm (SITA) 24-2 visual field (VF) testing was used to evaluate the function within the central 12 points. Results: A worse mean deviation (MD) from SITA 24-2 and higher whole-eye movement maximum from Corvis ST, representing deformable corneas, were associated with lower superficial peripapillary VD. A lower A1 deflection amplitude from Corvis ST, representing stiffer corneas, was associated with lower deep peripapillary VD. The sensitivity of the central 12 VF points was significantly associated with a larger disc\u2013foveal angle, lower superficial peripapillary VD, and lower HC deformation amplitude from Corvis ST. Conclusions: Our preliminary findings suggest that more compliant corneas were associated with lower superficial VD, whereas stiffer corneas were associated with lower deep VD and central scotoma.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14186515","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,16]],"date-time":"2025-09-16T14:31:41Z","timestamp":1758033101000},"page":"6515","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Differential Effects of Corneal Biomechanics on Superficial and Deep Vessel Density and Their Association with Central Visual Function in Glaucoma Patients with Myopia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Kyoung","family":"Ohn","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Yeouido St. Mary\u2019s Eye Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Younhea","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Yeouido St. Mary\u2019s Eye Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4536-5332","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hae-Young Lopilly","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul St. Mary\u2019s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpodaero, Seochogu, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3262","DOI":"10.1167\/iovs.07-1556","article-title":"Corneal hysteresis but not corneal thickness correlates with optic nerve surface compliance in glaucoma patients","volume":"49","author":"Wells","year":"2008","journal-title":"Investig. 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