title: Long-term analysis of pigmentary dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma.
abstract: A retrospective, longitudinal study of 129 eyes in 65 patients with pigmentary dispersion syndrome and either ocular hypertension of glaucoma was undertaken. The mean follow-up period was 17 years (range, 5-35 years). Visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field loss, pigment grade, Krukenberg spindle, iris transillumination, medications, and surgeries were analyzed for each patient at 5-year intervals from 1960 through 1983. Disc and field changes developed in 35% of patients with pigment dispersion syndrome and ocular hypertension during the study period. The long-term prognosis of the medical and surgical management of pigmentary glaucoma is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D010858:Pigmentation; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity