Screening for Glaucoma in Namil Area, South Korea

Korean Glaucoma Society

Status

Completed

Conditions

Visual Field

Glaucoma

Intraocular Pressure

Optic Nerve Head

Study type

Observational

Funder types

NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT00727168

CNUH81510-9701

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to study the prevalence of glaucoma in Korea, the investigators selected Namil area in Geumsan city, located in central Korea. The residents aged over 40 in this area are to be recruited to full ophthalmologic examination to detect and classify the glaucoma.

Full description

Screening includes following examinations; Questionaire and Consent form, Visual acuity test, Auto-refraction, IOL Master measurement, Pachymetry, FDT Perimetry, Fundus Photography, Slit lamp examination, Goldmann applanation Tonometry, Gonioscopy, and Binocular optic disc evaluation. For the cases showing any abnormality in FDT perimetry, optic disc morphology, or intraocular pressure, Humphrey automated visual field test is to be performed as an extended examination. Finally, optic nerve head evaluation by OCT or GDx analyzer is to be used as a confirmation test, as well as additional Humphrey visual field test.

Enrollment

1,532 patients

Sex

All

Ages

40+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria