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A model for quantitative assessment of visual field changes in primary open-angle glaucoma with a computerized
M Atanassov1, M Konareva-Kostianeva
1Department of Ophthalmology, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Purpose:
To evaluate the feasibility of using the grading algorithm utilized by the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS) on a Humphrey Field Analyser with program 9 (76/30 degrees Threshold Grid) of a computerized perimeter DICON TKS 4000 and find whether the obtained score can be used to determine the stage of glaucoma.
Methods:
Computerized perimetry was performed on 205 eyes with proven or suspected glaucoma. Visual field changes were assessed first subjectively, and then with the scoring method used in AGIS: the size, depth, and location of the visual field defects, and the nasal step were determined using a stencil and then the final score was calculated.
Results:
Of 205 eyes examined 79 had perimetric changes. These were allocated subjectively into four groups corresponding to four stages of glaucoma: initial, evoluted, advanced and terminal. The mean scores for each group were calculated. There was a statistically significant correlation between the score and the stage of glaucoma. The mean scores for the first 3 stages differed significantly from each other. For stages 3 and 4 the difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusion:
The AGIS scoring method, developed originally for program 30-2 of the Humphrey Field Analyzer, can be applied with the 30 degrees Threshold Grid program of DICON TKS 4000 Perimeter for objective assessment of the glaucoma stage.