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11377456

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Information from different regions of the visual field travels through specific bundles of retinal ganglion cell axons. This visual information is disrupted in patients with glaucoma, and the effects can be seen in measurements of the visual field and optic nerve. Typical shapes and sizes of glaucomatous field defects result from damage to these nerve fiber bundles at the level of the optic disk, and we have identified specific patterns of progression. These patterns apply to the visual function-specific field tests that are designed to indirectly assess sub-populations of retinal ganglion cells. The rationale for these tests is described. An argument for the importance of using visual function techniques to assess progression in an individual patient is given.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0039-6257
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S319-24; discussion S332-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
What does functional testing tell us about optic nerve damage?
pubmed:affiliation
Glaucoma Center and Visual Function Laboratory, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0946, USA. psample@eyecenter.ucsd.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't