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Different types of optic disc shape in patients with advanced open-angle glaucoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20700795     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To study the characteristics of patients with advanced open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: A hospital-based retrospective study was performed. Advanced glaucoma was defined as visual acuity of 0.3 or less, or mean deviation of -24 dB or less. First, we screened patients with advanced glaucoma and classified their glaucoma types. For patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG), including both primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), disc types were classified into four groups: focal ischemic (FI), myopic glaucomatous (MY), senile sclerotic (SS), and generalized cup enlargement (GE). RESULTS: After checking the medical history of 750 glaucoma patients, we classified 141 (18.8%) as having the advanced stage of the disease. The proportion of patients with advanced OAG was 47% (28% POAG, 19% NTG). The classification of optic disc appearances in OAG patients showed that in patients with POAG the predominant disc type was GE (P = 0.0012) and in those with NTG it was MY (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: In OAG patients in this study with severe glaucomatous damage, the predominant disc phenotype was GE in patients with POAG and MY in those with NTG.
Authors:
Toru Nakazawa; Nobuo Fuse; Kazuko Omodaka; Naoko Aizawa; Souichiro Kuwahara; Kohji Nishida
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Japanese journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  54     ISSN:  1613-2246     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-11     Completed Date:  2010-10-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0044652     Medline TA:  Jpn J Ophthalmol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  291-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. ntoru@oph.med.tohoku.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Glaucoma, Open-Angle / classification*,  diagnosis
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Low Tension Glaucoma / classification,  diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Myopia / classification
Optic Disk / pathology*
Optic Nerve Diseases / classification*,  diagnosis
Retrospective Studies
Tonometry, Ocular
Vision, Low / classification
Visual Acuity

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