Comparison of localised nerve fibre layer defects in normal tension glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-698

  Woo, S J ^a   Park, Ki Ho ^a,b   Kim, D M ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA FOVEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038356471     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.6.695     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Caprioli J, Spaeth GL. Comparison of visual field defects in the low-tension glaucomas with those in the high-tension glaucomas. Am J Ophthalmol 1984;97:730-7.
2. Drance SM. The visual field of low-tension glaucoma and shock-induced optic neuropathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1977;95:1359-61.
3. Lewis RA, Heyreh SS, Phelps CD. Optic disk and visual field correlations in primary open angle and low-tension glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 1983;96:148-52.
4. Spaeth GL. Fluorescein angiography. Its contribution towards understanding the mechanisms of visual loss in glaucoma. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1975;73:491-553.
5. Levene RZ. Low-tension glaucoma. A critical review and new material. Surv Ophthamol 1980;24:621-64.
6. Caprioli J, Spaeth GL. Comparison of the optic nerve head in high- and low-tension glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1985;130:1145-9.
7. Miller KM, Quigley HA. Comparison of optic disc features in low-tension glaucoma and typical open-angle glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surg 1987;18:882-9.
8. Fazio P, Krupin T, Feitl ME, et al. Optic disc topography in patients with low tension and primary open angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1990;108:705-8.
9. Yamagami J, Araie M, Shirato S. A comparative study of optic nerve head in low- and high-tension glaucomas. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1992;230:446-50.
10. Drance SM. Some factors in the production of low-tension glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol 1972;56:229-42.
11. Leighton DA, Phillips CI. Systemic blood pressure in open-angle glaucoma, low-tension glaucoma, and the normal eye. Br J Ophthalmol 1972;56:447-53.
12. Winder AF. Circulating lipoprotein and blood glucose levels in association with low-tension and chronic simple glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol 1977;61:641-5.
13. Goldberg I, Hollows FC, Kass MA, et al. Systemic factors in patients with low tension glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol 1981;65:56-62.
14. Airaksinen PJ, Drance SM, Douglas GR, et al. Diffuse and localized nerve fiber loss in glaucoma. Am J Ophthalomol 1984;98:566-71.
15. Yang JG, Park KH. A comparison of optic nerve head topography in primary open-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma in Koreans. Korean J Ophthalmol 1997;11:79-83.
16. Graefe A von. Über die Iridectomie bei Glaucom und Über den Glaucomatösen Prezess. Albrecht von Graefes Archiv Klin Exp Ophthalmol 1857;13:456-650.
17. Airaksinen PJ, Drance SM. Neuroretinal rim area and retinal nerve fiber layer in glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1985;103:203-4.
18. Quigley HA, Addicks EM, Green WR. Optic nerve damage in human glaucoma: Quantitative correlation of nerve fiber loss and visual field defect in glaucoma, ischemic neuropathy, papilledema, and toxic neuropathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1982;100:135-46.
19. Sommer A, Miller NR, Pollack I, et al. The nerve fiber layer in the diagnosis of glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1984;95:2149-56.
20. Yamazaki Y, Miyazawa T, Yamada H. Retinal nerve fiber layer analysis by a computerized digital image analysis system. Jpn J Ophthalmol 1990;34:174-80.
21. Yamazaki Y, Koide C, Miyazawa T, et al. Comparison of retinal nerve-fiber layer in high-and normal-tension glaucoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1991;229:517-20.
22. Kubota T, Khalil AK, Honda M et al. Comparative study of retinal nerve fiber layer damage in Japanese patients with normal-and high-tension glaucoma. J Glaucoma 1999;8:363-6.
23. Funaki S, Shirakashi M, Yaoeda K, et al. Specificity and sensitivity of glaucoma detection in the Japaneses population using scanning laser polarimetry. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:70-4.