[Threshold testing of the macular area in glaucoma]. / Etude du seuil de sensibilité maculaire dans le glaucome.
J Fr Ophtalmol
; 12(10): 709-14, 1989.
Article
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| ID: mdl-2638372
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study has been to verify whether threshold testing of the central area with a common automated perimeter could detect glaucomatous damage. We selected 31 eyes of 31 patients with primary open angle glaucoma free from defects within the central 5 degrees of the field and 32 eyes of 32 age-matched normal subjects. They underwent the Macula Threshold Test of the Humphrey Field Analyzer using white and blue targets. Statistical analysis of the results obtained showed that threshold sensitivities to both white and blue targets were significantly depressed in glaucomatous eyes (t = 2.44, p = 0.018 and t = 12.59, p less than 0.001 respectively), but only blue thresholds distributed really differently in glaucomatous and normals. Sensitivities to blue stimuli related to age only in normals (r = 0.58; p = 0.0005), while in glaucomatous they were related to cup/disc ratios (r = 0.70, p less than 0.0001 for horizontal C/D; r = 0.52, p = 0.0027 for vertical C/D). These results suggest that it is possible to detect early central functional disturbances from glaucoma using an automated perimeter and its built-in color filters.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto
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Pruebas del Campo Visual
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Mácula Lútea
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
J Fr Ophtalmol
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia