The use of psychophysical, structural, and electrodiagnostic parameters to identify glaucomatous damage.
Drance S M, Airaksinen P J, Price M, Schulzer M, Douglas G R, Tansley B
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Studying multiple tests, vertical cup-disc ratio and nerve fiber layer scores best identified early glaucoma, offering a robust diagnostic approach.
Abstract
Fifty-one patients with early glaucoma and 29 patients without the disease had their contrast sensitivity, colour vision, differential light threshold, neuroretinal rim area, retinal nerve fibre layer, pattern-reversal electrogram and visually evoked potential examined. A stepwise discriminant analysis found that the combination of the vertical cup disc ratio, the diffuse nerve fibre layer score and the localized nerve fibre layer score correctly identified 98% of the normals and 84% of the glaucoma patients. Single parameters and various combinations of parameters were also examined for their ability to discriminate between the two groups. Fifty-two glaucoma suspects were similarly examined and were classified into those whose discriminant functions were normal or abnormal.
MeSH Terms
Shields Classification
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