Carotid Artery Atheromatosis Detected With Doppler Ultrasonography In Patients With Normal Tension Glaucoma

Abstract

Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) is an optic progressive neuropathy with intraocular
pressures <21 mmHg. It is a disease with multifactorial proposed pathogenetic mechanisms,
one of them being intracranial or systemic vasculopathy. Seventy-seven percent of patients with
NTG showed some degree of carotid atheromatosis when scanned with carotid US-Doppler.
Six percent of patients showed significant burden to carotid blood flow.