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Long‐term prognosis of visual field in glaucoma simplex and glaucoma capsulare
Author(s) -
Pohjanpelto Pekka
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01556.x
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , visual field , ophthalmology
. The fate of visual fields in 42 eyes with capsular glaucoma followed for 5 to 14 years (mean 9.1 years) and 46 eyes with simple glaucoma followed for 5 to 14 years (mean 10.2 years) was studied retrospectively. In the treatment the IOP levels were around 19.5 mmHg. In both groups the visual field deteriorated in 70–80% of eyes, and 11% of patients became blind. In most cases the progression appeared during the first 4–6 years of follow‐up, but in individual cases it did not occur until 8–10 years after the diagnosis. In 26 eyes disc cupping preceded the visual field loss. Five out of 42 eyes with capsular glaucoma developed retinal vein occlusion whereas this occurred in 2 out of 46 eyes with simple glaucoma. Two patients with IOP level of 9 mmHg maintained unchanged visual fields for 6 and 11 years, respectively.