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Optic Disc Parameters and Onset of Glaucomatous Field Loss: II. Static Screening Criteria

Optic Disc Parameters and Onset of Glaucomatous Field Loss: II. Static Screening Criteria Abstract • Stereoscopic fundus photographs of 17 abnormal eyes, taken in known temporal relationship to the onset of glaucomatous visual field loss, and 206 eyes of age- and race-matched controls were examined in randomized masked fashion. Width of the narrowest remaining disc rim, size of the vertical and horizontal physical cups, contour of the temporal and nasal slopes (vertical ovalness), and a newly described parameter, thickness of the nerve fiber layer as it crosses the disc rim, were all useful for distinguishing patients with impending or established visual field loss. None, however, was as effective as defects in the nerve fiber layer, the only parameter displaying sufficient promise as a clinical screening tool to warrant initiation of large-scale prospective evaluation. References 1. Fishman RS: Optic disc asymmetry . Arch Ophthalmol 84:590-594, 1970.Crossref 2. Primrose J: Early signs of the glaucomatous disc . Br J Ophthalmol 55:820-825, 1971.Crossref 3. Kirsch RE, Anderson DR: Clinical recognition of glaucomatous cupping . Am J Ophthalmol 75:442-454, 1973. 4. Spaeth GL, Hitchings RA, Sivalingam E: The optic disc in glaucoma: Pathogenetic correlation of five patterns of cupping in chronic openangle glaucoma . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:217-223, 1976. 5. Portney GL: Photogrammetric analysis of the three-dimensional geometry of normal and glaucomatous optic cups . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:239-246, 1976. 6. Shaffer RN, Ridgway WL, Brown R, et al: The use of diagrams to record changes in glaucomatous disc . Am J Ophthalmol 80:460-464, 1975. 7. Hollows FC, Graham PA: Intraocular pressure, glaucoma, and glaucoma suspects in a defined population . Br J Ophthalmol 50:570-586, 1966.Crossref 8. Drance SM: Correlation between optic disc changes and visual field defects in chronic openangle glaucoma . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:224-226, 1976. 9. Kitazawa Y, Horie T, Aoki S, et al: Untreated ocular hypertension . Arch Ophthalmol 95:1180-1184, 1977.Crossref 10. Sommer A, Miller NR, Pollack I, et al: The nerve fiber layer in the diagnosis of glaucoma . Arch Ophthalmol 95:2149-2156, 1977.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Optic Disc Parameters and Onset of Glaucomatous Field Loss: II. Static Screening Criteria

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Abstract • Stereoscopic fundus photographs of 17 abnormal eyes, taken in known temporal relationship to the onset of glaucomatous visual field loss, and 206 eyes of age- and race-matched controls were examined in randomized masked fashion. Width of the narrowest remaining disc rim, size of the vertical and horizontal physical cups, contour of the temporal and nasal slopes (vertical ovalness), and a newly described parameter, thickness of the nerve fiber layer as it crosses the disc rim, were all useful for distinguishing patients with impending or established visual field loss. None, however, was as effective as defects in the nerve fiber layer, the only parameter displaying sufficient promise as a clinical screening tool to warrant initiation of large-scale prospective evaluation. References 1. Fishman RS: Optic disc asymmetry . Arch Ophthalmol 84:590-594, 1970.Crossref 2. Primrose J: Early signs of the glaucomatous disc . Br J Ophthalmol 55:820-825, 1971.Crossref 3. Kirsch RE, Anderson DR: Clinical recognition of glaucomatous cupping . Am J Ophthalmol 75:442-454, 1973. 4. Spaeth GL, Hitchings RA, Sivalingam E: The optic disc in glaucoma: Pathogenetic correlation of five patterns of cupping in chronic openangle glaucoma . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:217-223, 1976. 5. Portney GL: Photogrammetric analysis of the three-dimensional geometry of normal and glaucomatous optic cups . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:239-246, 1976. 6. Shaffer RN, Ridgway WL, Brown R, et al: The use of diagrams to record changes in glaucomatous disc . Am J Ophthalmol 80:460-464, 1975. 7. Hollows FC, Graham PA: Intraocular pressure, glaucoma, and glaucoma suspects in a defined population . Br J Ophthalmol 50:570-586, 1966.Crossref 8. Drance SM: Correlation between optic disc changes and visual field defects in chronic openangle glaucoma . Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 81:224-226, 1976. 9. Kitazawa Y, Horie T, Aoki S, et al: Untreated ocular hypertension . Arch Ophthalmol 95:1180-1184, 1977.Crossref 10. Sommer A, Miller NR, Pollack I, et al: The nerve fiber layer in the diagnosis of glaucoma . Arch Ophthalmol 95:2149-2156, 1977.Crossref

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Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1979

References

  • Optic disc asymmetry
    Fishman RS
  • Early signs of the glaucomatous disc
    Primrose J
  • Clinical recognition of glaucomatous cupping
    Kirsch RE, Anderson DR
  • The optic disc in glaucoma: Pathogenetic correlation of five patterns of cupping in chronic openangle glaucoma
    Spaeth GL, Hitchings RA, Sivalingam E
  • Photogrammetric analysis of the three-dimensional geometry of normal and glaucomatous optic cups
    Portney GL
  • The use of diagrams to record changes in glaucomatous disc
    Shaffer RN, Ridgway WL, Brown R, et al
  • Intraocular pressure, glaucoma, and glaucoma suspects in a defined population
    Hollows FC, Graham PA
  • Correlation between optic disc changes and visual field defects in chronic openangle glaucoma
    Drance SM
  • Untreated ocular hypertension
    Kitazawa Y, Horie T, Aoki S, et al
  • The nerve fiber layer in the diagnosis of glaucoma
    Sommer A, Miller NR, Pollack I, et al