title: The rate of progression of scotomas in glaucoma.
abstract: We conducted a retrospective study of 45 eyes of 45 patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma to evaluate the rate of progression of scotomas. "Scotoma mass" was calculated and regressed on time to obtain the rate of visual field change. Twenty-two eyes (49%) showed a linear type of progression, nine (20%) showed a curvilinear progression, three (7%) showed episodic progression, and 11 (24%) showed no significant progression. The mean scotoma mass was significantly lower in the curvilinear group than in the linear group.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014794:Visual Fields