Visual Field Improvement in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 158; no. 1; pp. 96 - 104.e2
• Main Authors: Musch, David C., Gillespie, Brenda W., Palmberg, Paul F., Spaeth, George, Niziol, Leslie M., Lichter, Paul R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Confidence intervals; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - therapy; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Patients; Prospective Studies; Statistical methods; Studies; Trabeculectomy; Vision Disorders - physiopathology; Visual Acuity - physiology; Visual Field Tests; Visual Fields - physiology

To evaluate critically visual field (VF) improvement in participants in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS). Prospective, comparative case series from a randomized clinical trial comparing trabeculectomy and topical medications in treating open-angle glaucoma (OAG). A total of...