Diffuse visual field loss in chronic open-angle and low-tension glaucoma.
We examined 37 eyes of 37 patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma and 24 eyes of 24 patients with low-tension glaucoma. All patients had a scotoma confined to the upper or lower hemifield. Eyes with open-angle glaucoma showed twice as much loss of sensitivity in the spared hemifield as compared to eyes with low-tension glaucoma. These differences were statistically significant.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Canada.
S M
SM
Drance
G R
GR
Douglas
P J
PJ
Airaksinen
M
M
Schulzer
R A
RA
Hitchings
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000503:physiopathology; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology; D014794:Visual Fields