Diffuse visual field loss in chronic open-angle and low-tension glaucoma

We examined 37 eyes of 37 patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma and 24 eyes of 24 patients with low-tension glaucoma. All patients had a scotoma confined to the upper or lower hemifield. Eyes with open-angle glaucoma showed twice as much loss of sensitivity in the spared hemifield as compared to...

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 104; no. 6; p. 577
Main Authors Drance, S M, Douglas, G R, Airaksinen, P J, Schulzer, M, Hitchings, R A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.12.1987
Subjects
Aged
Chronic Disease
Female
Glaucoma - physiopathology
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Fibers - physiopathology
Retina - physiopathology
Visual Fields
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Summary:We examined 37 eyes of 37 patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma and 24 eyes of 24 patients with low-tension glaucoma. All patients had a scotoma confined to the upper or lower hemifield. Eyes with open-angle glaucoma showed twice as much loss of sensitivity in the spared hemifield as compared to eyes with low-tension glaucoma. These differences were statistically significant.
ISSN:0002-9394
DOI:10.1016/0002-9394(87)90166-8