Some observations on the relation between intraocular pressure reduction and the progression of glaucomatous visual loss.
A quantitative measure of visual field loss associated with kinetic perimetry in chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) is discussed. With this new technique an analysis of covariance is applied to a retrospective study of 41 COAG patients. It suggests that reduction of intraocular pressure may not be uniformly effective in controlling the progression of the disease.
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields