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W E Sponsel

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Glaucoma assessment by microcomputer.

An automated system for comprehensively monitoring glaucoma patients is described. This economic and practical microcomputer data system has been designed to be thoroughly 'clinician oriented' through the collaborative efforts of ophthalmological and computer specialists. It incorporates novel and efficient methods for transferring both automated and manually recorded perimetry data into analysable digital form. The system is inexpensive, simple to use, maintains safe records, allows thorough analysis of patient data, and can considerably reduce the administrative load on ophthalmological clinics.

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Visual field survival: the response to timolol therapy in open-angle glaucoma.

A simple method for quantifying visual field survival was devised to assess the progress of chronic simple glaucoma in 36 patients treated with timolol maleate over a 3-year period. Routine tonometric monitoring of the intraocular pressure (IOP) was carried out in conjunction with these Goldmann field studies. Statistical analysis revealed that field survival measurement provided a more consistent clinical guide to the progress of glaucoma under treatment than did IOP (p much less than 0.001). Timolol therapy was associated with sustained IOP reductions of 24.3-34.5%, and 63% of those treated who were monitored for field survival showed no significant field loss. The observed relationships of IOP to field survival are discussed.

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