Glaucoma Diagnosis: from the Artisanal to the Defined

Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2018 Jul-Aug;1(1):3-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2018.06.002. Epub 2018 Jul 7.

Abstract

In 400BC, Hippocrates wrote the first record of glaucoma. Since then, increasingly objective diagnostic techniques have enabled earlier detection of glaucoma and its progression, providing greater certainty in decision-making and early medical and surgical intervention.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
  • Disease Progression
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / diagnosis*
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / history*
  • History, 15th Century
  • History, 16th Century
  • History, 17th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • History, Ancient
  • History, Medieval
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure / physiology
  • Nerve Fibers / pathology
  • Optic Disk / pathology
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells / pathology
  • Visual Field Tests
  • Visual Fields