title: [Reversibility of visual field defects in primary open-angle glaucoma].
abstract: The course of the glaucomatous visual field seems to be best followed by computerized perimetry which allows threshold evaluation in a great number of locations and statistical analysis of the results. To determine the visual field defect reversibility, 16 patients (27 eyes) affected by uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma underwent visual field analysis before and after prescription of a new medical therapy. To avoid the "learning effect" and to decrease the influence of the heterogeneous component of long-term fluctuation, the visual field examination was repeated within 48 hours whenever a change in sensitivity was detected. In addition a total of 10 normal eyes in 10 patients were tested as a control group. A statistically significant threshold improvement was demonstrable after one week of therapy in 31.7% of the eyes.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Oculistica dell'Università, Ospedale San Martino, XIII U.S.L., Genova, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rolando
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rathschuler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bocca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zingirian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003201:Computers; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects*
vernacular_title: La réversibilité des déficits périmétriques dans le glaucome primitif à angle ouvert.