Structure and Function Relationship in Glaucoma-Historical Perspective to a Practical Approach ( Ophthalmology - Current Clinical and Research Updates )

Publication series ： Ophthalmology - Current Clinical and Research Updates

Author： Elliot M. Kirstein  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: INT5707657601

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535117216

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535117216

Subject： R77 Ophthalmology

Keyword： 眼科学

Language： ENG

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Structure and Function Relationship in Glaucoma-Historical Perspective to a Practical Approach

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Chapter 10 Structure and Function Relationship in Glaucoma-Historical Perspective to a Practical Approach

1. Introduction

2. Observation and measurement of structure

2.1. Ophthalmoscopy

3. Disc documentation

3.1. Drawings

3.2. Photography

3.3. Beyond photography

4. Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) – the new gold standard

5. Measuring the nerve

5.1. Cup Disc Ratio (C/D)

5.2. Retinal nerve fiber layer

5.3. Ganglion cell layer

6. Functional measurement

6.1. Subjective testing

6.2. Current choices in subjective functional testing

6.3. Objective testing

7. Combining structural and functional data to optimize specificity in diagnosis

8. Summary

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