Abstract
The correlation between visual field damage and enlargement of the optic disc was evaluated by means of cup to disc area ratio (C/D.A) and visual field sensitivity measured with Octopus program 31 (% S).
Optic disc and visual field were divided into 12 sectors according to the distributional patterns of the nerve fiber bundles of the retina. To evaluate the correlation, we paid specific attention to the inferotemporal and superotemporal sectors. A highly significant correlation between C/D.A and % S was obtained. Visual field damage was divided into 3 stages.
In the early stage, the change of C/D.A. was more prominent than that of % S and some cases showed marked increase of C/D.A without change of % S. We conclude that progression of cupping may precede visual field defects. However, in the late stage, % S decreased remarkably, accompanied by only slight increase of C/D.A.
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Katsumori, N., Okubo, K., Mizokami, K. (1987). The changes of visual field sensitivity accompanied by enlargement of the glaucomatous optic cup. In: Greve, E.L., Heijl, A. (eds) Seventh International Visual Field Symposium, Amsterdam, September 1986. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 49. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3325-5_39
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