Optic Disc Asymmetry
- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 84 (5) , 590-594
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1970.00990040592006
Abstract
Asymmetrical cupping of the optic disc was found in 5.6% of normal individuals, in 30% of a group with ocular hypertension without field defect, and in 36% of those with established chronic open-angle glaucoma and field loss. Disc asymmetry was also instrumental in leading to the diagnosis of subacute angle-closure glaucoma and of chronic vascular insufficiency of the optic nerve. The search for disc asymmetry is an essential part of glaucoma screening.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Cup/Disc RatioArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1969
- Uniocular Open-Angle GlaucomaAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1968