Artigo Revisado por pares

Analytical and Statistical urvey of Early Stages of Open-Angle Glaucoma With Low Luminance Visual Field

1993; Karger Publishers; Volume: 207; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1159/000310410

ISSN

1423-0267

Autores

D. Denis, Xavier Dezard, Françoise Volot, J Vola,

Tópico(s)

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

Resumo

The purpose of this study was to show the early visual field signs in glaucoma using the 'Moniteur Ophtalmologique' at a background mesopic luminance of 0.3 apostilbs. Forty-five patients were selected, and 68 eyes with suspected early glaucoma were examined. Among the defects which were studied, we noticed a predominance of what we called pericaecal scotoma (PCS) and levelling. These two first signs appear as an alarm signal. To detect the early visual field signs of open-angle glaucoma developing, this study recommends the use of a background mesopic luminance of 0.3 apostilbs and observation for two uncommon visual field signs: PCS in evolution around the blind spot and a slight decrease in central mesopic sensitivity called levelling.

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