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[Photography of the optic disc in the management of glaucoma (author's transl)]. 1977

J Gloster

Repeated photography of the optic disc is helpful in the management of 1. patients with glaucoma, especially those who do not give reliable results on visual field testing, and 2. patients with ocular hypertension. The changes to be looked for are; a) any increase in the size of the cup, b) any decrease in the width of the rim of tissue between the edge of the cup and the edge of the disc, c) the occurrence of small haemorrhages on the disc, d) changes in the course of vessels on the disc.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007429	Intraocular Pressure	The pressure of the fluids in the eye.	Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D009898	Optic Disk	The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve.	Blind Spot,Optic Disc,Optic Nerve Head,Optic Papilla,Blind Spots,Disc, Optic,Disk, Optic,Head, Optic Nerve,Nerve Head, Optic,Optic Discs,Optic Disks,Optic Nerve Heads,Optic Papillas,Papilla, Optic,Papillas, Optic,Spot, Blind
D010781	Photography	Method of making images on a sensitized surface by exposure to light or other radiant energy.	Photographies
D003116	Color	The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light.	Colors
D005901	Glaucoma	An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Glaucomas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man