2013
Optic disc progression and rates of visual field change in treated glaucoma
De Moraes CG, Liebmann JM, Park SC, Teng CC, Nemiroff J, Tello C, Ritch R. Optic disc progression and rates of visual field change in treated glaucoma. Acta Ophthalmologica 2013, 91: e86-e91. PMID: 23356423, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02577.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic disc progressionVisual field changesPointwise linear regressionPrimary open-angle glaucomaRepeatable VF lossOptic disc photographsOptic disc stereophotographsMore rapid progressionOpen-angle glaucomaDB/yearSITA Standard 24Future vision lossAdjacent test pointsDisc hemorrhageAggressive therapyDisc photographsDisc stereophotographsMost patientsGlaucoma patientsGlaucoma specialistsVF lossVF progressionGlaucomatous eyesVF deteriorationAngle glaucoma
2010
Risk Factors for Visual Field Progression in Treated Glaucoma
De Moraes CG, Juthani VJ, Liebmann JM, Teng CC, Tello C, Susanna R, Ritch R. Risk Factors for Visual Field Progression in Treated Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmology 2010, 129: 562-568. PMID: 21555607, DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-zone parapapillary atrophyVisual field progressionCentral corneal thicknessDisc hemorrhageParapapillary atrophyCorneal thicknessField progressionPeak IOPVF progressionRisk factorsBaseline VF mean deviationIOP-independent risk factorsThinner central corneal thicknessRepeatable VF lossVF mean deviationSwedish Interactive Threshold AlgorithmGlaucoma Progression StudyRetrospective cohortGlaucoma patientsIntraocular pressurePointwise linear regressionVF lossBaseline diagnosisVF examinationDisease progressionβ-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy and the Velocity of Glaucoma Progression
Teng CC, De Moraes CG, Prata TS, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. β-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy and the Velocity of Glaucoma Progression. Ophthalmology 2010, 117: 909-915. PMID: 20132988, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-zone parapapillary atrophyCentral corneal thicknessDisc area ratioParapapillary atrophyIntraocular pressureGlaucoma progressionVF progressionIOP fluctuationRim areaΒ-zone parapapillary atrophyPointwise linear regression analysisPPA areaGlaucomatous visual field progressionClose clinical surveillanceRepeatable VF lossOptic disc photographsBaseline intraocular pressureMean intraocular pressureBaseline mean deviationDiopters of myopiaVisual field testVisual field progressionGlaucoma Progression StudyDisc photographsChorioretinal atrophyGlaucoma Surgery Decreases the Rates of Localized and Global Visual Field Progression
Folgar FA, de Moraes CG, Prata TS, Teng CC, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. Glaucoma Surgery Decreases the Rates of Localized and Global Visual Field Progression. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2010, 149: 258-264.e2. PMID: 20103054, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual field progressionDB/yearGlaucoma surgeryIOP reductionField progressionGreater intraocular pressure reductionPointwise linear regression analysisRepeatable VF lossSuccessful glaucoma surgerySuccessful IOP reductionInterventional case seriesIntraocular pressure reductionGlaucoma Progression StudyGlaucoma surgical proceduresCase seriesMean IOPSurgery decreasesVF lossVF progressionOcular conditionsVF examinationProgression rateSurgical proceduresSame eyeMedical treatment