[Acceleration or early recognition of primary glaucoma (author's transl)]

The reports of two groups of glaucoma patients, temporally paced (30 years) from each other, were analysed, to recognize whether the primary glaucoma is accelerated appearing and the recognition of this illness has improved. The facts of sensorical and morphological first reports were used as a criterion for an acceleration of the appearance of this illness. It was confirmed by statistics that the group (1970-1979) of younger glaucoma patients had increased. Because the damages from glaucoma in this group are significantly smaller, then the ageshifting in the prognosis of the primary glaucoma must be regarded as an expression of an improved early recognition.