The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys

Paul J. Foster; Ralf Buhrmann; Harry A. Quigley; Gordon J. Johnson

doi:10.1136/bjo.86.2.238

The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys

Paul J. Foster, Ralf Buhrmann, Harry A. Quigley, Gordon J. Johnson

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This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys. Cases are diagnosed on the grounds of both structural and functional evidence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The scheme also makes provision for diagnosing glaucoma in eyes with severe visual loss where formal field testing is impractical, and for blind eyes in which the optic disc cannot be seen because of media opacities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	238-242
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	86
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.86.2.238
State	Published - 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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