Evaluation of the relationship between glaucomatous disc subtypes and occurrence of disc hemorrhage and glaucoma progression in open angle glaucoma.

To compare the occurrence of disc hemorrhages (DH) and glaucoma progression in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients with different glaucomatous disc types. Prospective, hospital-based, observational cohort study. OAG patients examined between 2000 and 2005, whose discs were classified as typical myopic glaucomatous (MG), generalized enlargement of cup (GE), or focal glaucomatous (FG) disc type were included and followed for 5 years.

Spatial and Temporal Relationship between Structural Progression and Disc Hemorrhage in Glaucoma in a 3-Year Prospective Study.

Purpose: To investigate the spatial and temporal relationship between disc hemorrhage (DH) and structural progression in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in a 3-year prospective study.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Participants: Patients with POAG and intraocular pressure of ≤18 mmHg on monotherapy with prostaglandin analogs.

Evaluation of anterior chamber angle by van Herick grading and ultrasound biomicroscopy in light and dark conditions for finding appositional angle closure and plateau iris configuration.

Purpose: To evaluate association of the van Herick (VH) grades with the ultrasound biomicroscopic (UBM) parameters, appositional irido-trabecular contact (A-ITC) and plateau iris (PI) in a randomly sampled population.

Methods: A 10% random sample of all residents aged 40 or older of the Kumejima study underwent UBM under dark and light conditions in the four quadrants of right eyes.

Results: Of 301 right eyes with eligible UBM images, 101 (33.

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and relating factors in a rural Japanese population: the Kumejima Study.

Purpose: To report the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and glaucoma associated with PEX (PEX-G) and their relating factors of them in a south-western island of Japan.

Methods: A population-based survey of all residents aged ≥ 40 years was conducted in Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, and 3762 subjects (participation rate, 81.2%) underwent detailed ophthalmic examinations.

Refractive errors in an elderly rural Japanese population: The Kumejima study.

The prevalence of refractive errors, which closely relates to visual function difficulties, several ocular disorders, and decreased quality of life, varies among countries and populations. One of the highest prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent [SE] < -0.5 diopters [D], 41.