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Abstract #23557 Published in IGR 11-2
Overdiagnosis in glaucoma--a real problem?
Zemba M; Cucu B; Stinghe A; Furedi G; Zugravu V; Lacusteanu MOftalmologia 2008; 52: 81-86
PURPOSE: To reassess the diagnosis in a group of patients with diagnosis and treatment for open-angle glaucoma. METHOD: 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. LA: Romanian
M. Zemba. Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central.
