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Abstract #6589 Published in IGR 4-1

The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys

Foster PJ; Buhrmann R; Quigley HA; Johnson GJ
British Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 86: 238-242


This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys. Cases are diagnosed on the grounds of both structural and functional evidence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The scheme also makes provision for diagnosing glaucoma in eyes with severe visual loss where formal field testing is impractical, and for blind eyes in which the optic disc cannot be seen because of media opacities.

Dr. P.J. Foster, Department of Epidemiology, International Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK. p.foster@ucl.ac.uk


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1 General aspects



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