title: [The assessment of optic disk in family member--useful in glaucoma diagnosis?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma in an atypic case.
  
  
  METHODS
  Assessment of intraocular pressure, the aspect of optic nerve head and automated perimetry show interpretable values. We assess the head of optic disc and the visual field in both mother and daughter of the patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The optic disc and the automated perimetry in both relatives was normal reassessment of visual field at the patient show a normal appearance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma is unclear, the assessment of members of family may be useful.
authors: Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Militar Central.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Zemba
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Cucu
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Lacusteanu
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Dobrescu
authors: Beatrice Cerbulescu
authors: BC
authors: Jitianu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D009679:Nuclear Family; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D015351:Vision Screening; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000379:methods