Purpose To compare the ability of scanning laser polarimetry (GDx VCC) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to discriminate eyes with juvenile glaucoma from normal eyes and to assess the relationship between their parameters. Methods A total of 24 glaucomatous eyes of 24 patients and 24 normal eyes were enrolled. The age range of the patient was 11-40 years with a mean age of 25.1 ± 8.2 years. Contol groups consisted 24 eyes of 24 individuals without glaucoma with a mean age of 33.2 ± 8.2 years. All subjects underwent a full ophthalmic examination, automated perimetry, GDx VCC, and OCT. Correlation coefficients between the parameters of OCT and GDx VCC were calculated. We calculated the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AROC) for the main parameters of GDx VCC and OCT.
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