title: Risk factors for progression of visual field defects in medically treated patients with glaucoma.
abstract: A multivariate discriminant analysis of potential risk factors for the progression of visual field defects was performed in 70 patients with chronic open-angle or low-tension glaucoma. Male sex, low diastolic blood pressure and diabetes mellitus were found to be significant risk factors. When the patients with low-tension glaucoma were excluded, a high mean intraocular pressure was identified as a risk factor. It was concluded that there is no reliable way to predict future visual field loss in patients with glaucoma.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D013599:Systole; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*