Changing views on open-angle glaucoma: definitions and prevalences--The Rotterdam Study.

Roger C. W. Wolfs; Petra H Borger; R.S. Ramrattan; Caroline C. W. Klaver; C. A. A. Hulsman; Albert Hofman; J. R. Vingerling; Roger A. Hitchings; Paulus T.V.M. de Jong

Abstract

The overall prevalence of OAG in the present study was comparable to most population-based studies. However, prevalence figures differed by a factor of 12 when their criteria for OAG were applied to this population. A definition for definite OAG is proposed: a glaucomatous optic neuropathy in eyes with open angles in the absence of history or signs of secondary glaucoma characterized by glaucomatous changes based on the 97.5 percentile for this population together with glaucomatous visual field loss. In the absence of the latter or of a visual field test, it is proposed to speak of probable OAG based on the 99.5th or possible OAG based on the 97.5th percentiles of glaucomatous disc changes for a population under study.

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MedicineRotterdam StudyGlaucomaConfidence intervalOdds ratioVisual field testPopulationOphthalmologyOptometryOphthalmoscopyOpen angle glaucomaVisual fieldInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 41
Issue: 11
Pages: 3309-21
Citations: 331
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                                    Roger C. W. Wolfs, 
                                
                                    Petra H Borger, 
                                
                                    R.S. Ramrattan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Changing views on open-angle glaucoma: definitions and prevalences--The Rotterdam Study.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 41
                            (11)
                            , 3309-21.