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7362506

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Serial disc photographs of 259 patients with elevated intraocular pressures were studied retrospectively up to 15 years. Twenty-nine eyes showed progressive enlargement of the optic cup. Early vertical extension of the cup occurred in vertical extension of the cup occurred in five eyes and horizontal extension in one. In 23 eyes, a generalized expansion of the cup (retaining its round appearance) was the first change observed, typically preceding visual field loss by several years. Thus, serial disc photographs are necessary for the earliest detection of optic nerve damage in ocular hypertension. Of 18 eyes with normal visual fields at the time progression of cupping was first noted, typical glaucomatous field loss developed in 50% during a follow-up of one to six years (average, two years). Therefore, treatment is indicated for eyes exhibiting progressive disc cupping, even in the absence of visual field defects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
490-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
The mode of progressive disc cupping in ocular hypertension and glaucoma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article