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This article looks at outcome measures for the glaucomas and makes suggestions on how they may be used to guide long term management.
Glaucoma is the term given to diseases of the optic nerve head which exhibit a characteristic deformity of the optic disc (glaucomatous cupping) with loss of retinal neurons together with commensurate visual loss. The intraocular pressure (IOP) may be above the upper limit of normal.
The relation between elevated IOP and glaucomatous cupping is worryingly uncertain. Total population studies suggest an increasing incidence with increasing IOP, but the rise for each unit of IOP increase only becomes dramatic above 30 mm Hg.1Additionally, a significant proportion of patients with chronic glaucoma will have an IOP within the normal range.1 2 The susceptibility of an eye to a particular IOP level clearly varies, patient A being more susceptible to a particular IOP …