Multiple Temporal Lamina Cribrosa Defects in Myopic Eyes with Glaucoma and Their Association with Visual Field Defects

Myopic eyes with OAG exhibited LC defects and large pores at similar locations as those without OAG, but in greater numbers, suggesting that these focal alternations of the LC in myopic eyes may evolve into larger defects when glaucoma develops in the eye. The number of LC defects, which was related to the optic disc tilt angle, was associated significantly with glaucomatous VF defects in both severity and location. This suggests that myopia may influence glaucomatous VF defects through optic disc tilt by way of an increased number of LC defects at the temporal periphery.