title: Management of advanced glaucoma: Characterization and monitoring.
abstract: Recent advances in glaucoma diagnosis focus on diagnosing the disease in early stages. Despite the importance of such efforts, a meaningful proportion of patients present in advanced stages. The cost for treatment and monitoring of advanced glaucoma often exceeds that with earlier disease, not to mention the significant effect of visual impairment on quality of life. Moreover, structural and functional tests used to monitor changes encounter technical limitations in advanced cases that can delay detection of true progression. New technologies and methods to analyze longitudinal data may prove helpful for monitoring patients with advanced glaucoma and reduce the burdens of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Research Laboratory, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: gustavo.demoraes@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: C Gustavo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.affiliation: Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Research Laboratory, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liebmann
authors.affiliation: Shiley Eye Institute, Hamilton Glaucoma Center and Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Felipe A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Shiley Eye Institute, Hamilton Glaucoma Center and Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Weinreb
mesh_terms: D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
keywords: glaucoma; imaging; progression; severity; visual fields