Abstract
Stereochrono-phenomena (SCP:s), i.e. changes of the surface configuration of the disc with time, are found in various fundus diseases, not only in glaucoma. If SCP:s exist in a glaucoma case, other fundus diseases have to be excluded before the SCP:s can be attributed to glaucoma. If in a case under observation no SCP occurs within an appropriate time interval (say 1 year), then either there is no glaucoma (in a glaucoma-suspect) or the antiglaucomatous therapy applied was efficient (in a case of definite glaucoma). In some cases, different sites on the disc show unrelated apparent movements of surface elements, not only in different directions but also increasing and decreasing with time. The term ‘papillary unrest’ is suggested for this phenomenon.
Zusammenfassung
Stereochrono-Phänomene (SCP: s) (d.h. zeitliche Aenderung der Oberflächenkonfiguration der Papille) begleiten verschiedene Funduserkrankungen, nicht nur Glaukome. Daher müssen andere Funduserkrankungen ausgeschlossen werden, bevor man ein SCP einem Glaukom zuschreibt. Wenn kein SCP während eines gehörigen Zeitintervalls (z.B. l Jahr) bei einem glaukomverdächtigen Fall erscheint, dann besteht kein Glaukom. Werden keine SCP:s in einem behandelten Fall von sicherem Glaucoma simplex gefunden, so war die Therapie im betrachteten Intervall genügend. Nicht selten sind Fälle, in denen sich Oberflächenveränderungen der Papille nicht nur an verschiedenen Stellen verschieden verhalten, sondern an ein und derselben Stelle im Laufe der Zeit hin- und hergehen. Wir sprechen von ‘papillärer Unruhe’.
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Dedicated to Prof. Josef Böck on the occasion of his 80th birthday
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Goldmann, H. On stereochronoscopy. Doc Ophthalmol 51, 269–276 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00143889
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