The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys
PJ Foster, R Buhrmann, HA Quigley… - British journal of …, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com
PJ Foster, R Buhrmann, HA Quigley, GJ Johnson
British journal of ophthalmology, 2002•bjo.bmj.comThis 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.
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.
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.
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