[Overdiagnosis in glaucoma--a real problem?].
OBJECTIVE
To reassess the diagnosis in a group of patients with diagnosis and treatment for open-angle glaucoma.


METHODS
Group of 100 patients with diagnosis and treatment for open-angle glaucoma, sent in our clinic for automated perimetry. We assess: intraocular pressure, automated perimetry, the head of optic disc; sometimes we stopped the treatment and reassess the intraocular pressure; sometimes pahimetry. We confirm or not the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma.


RESULTS
In 41 patients the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma was not real.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma is made often without clear medical evidences.
Zemba
M
M
Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central.
Cucu
B
B
Stinghe
Alina
A
Furedi
G
G
Zugravu
Viorica
V
Lacusteanu
Monica
M
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000379:methods; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods; D014794:Visual Fields