Abstract
This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys. Cases are diagnosed on the grounds of both structural and functional evidence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The scheme also makes provision for diagnosing glaucoma in eyes with severe visual loss where formal field testing is impractical, and for blind eyes in which the optic disc cannot be seen because of media opacities.
Keywords
GlaucomaMedicineOptometryVisual fieldOptic nerveClassification schemeOptic neuropathyPopulationOphthalmologyData scienceComputer scienceEnvironmental health
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- 2002
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- review
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- 86
- Issue
- 2
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- 238-242
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Paul J. Foster
(2002).
The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys.
British Journal of Ophthalmology
, 86
(2)
, 238-242.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.86.2.238
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- 10.1136/bjo.86.2.238