What can we learn from the disc appearance about the risk factors in glaucoma?
The author has been involved in 3 studies, the multicentre collaborative normal-tension glaucoma study, a study of 4 phenotypes of glaucomatous disc appearances and their associations, and a study reporting on biostatistical evidence for 2 distinct chronic open-angle glaucoma populations. These studies have some common threads whose clinical implications are discussed.
Drance
Stephen M
SM
Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, 1561 Wesbrook Crescent, Vancouver, BC, Canada. smd@interchange.ubc.ca
D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010641:Phenotype; D012307:Risk Factors