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Assessing Early Stage Open-Angle Glaucoma in Patients by Isolated-Check Visual Evoked Potential
Published on: May 25, 2020
[Clinical evaluation of the optic disc in glaucoma]
R Greslechner1, D Spiegel2,3
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum, Universität Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland. roman.greslechner@ukr.de.
Background:
Glaucoma is defined as a progressive neuropathy of the optic nerve, characterized by specific changes of the optic disc, parapapillary region, and retinal nerve fiber layer.
Objectives:
Characteristic glaucomatous changes of the optic disc, parapapillary region, and retinal nerve fiber layer are discussed and their ophthalmoscopic examination is described.
Materials And Methods:
A literature search in the PubMed database was conducted.
Results:
A systematic step-by-step approach to a qualitative and quantitative ophthalmoscopic evaluation of the optic disc regarding glaucomatous damage is presented.
Conclusion:
A systematic, clinical, qualitative, and quantitative assessment of the optic disc can be performed with little effort and forms the basis for diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma.
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