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Evaluation of optic disc in glaucoma

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Recent studies have shown the difficulty cl<strong>in</strong>icians have: <strong>in</strong><br />

follow<strong>in</strong>g adequate guidel<strong>in</strong>es that recommend documentation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>optic</strong> <strong>disc</strong> appearance at<br />

the time <strong>of</strong> diagnosis and at periodic <strong>in</strong>tervals dur<strong>in</strong>g follow-up<br />

Due to a biologic overlap : almost all quantitative variables between normal<br />

subjects and <strong>glaucoma</strong> patients, qualitative variables have a higher<br />

specificity <strong>in</strong> separat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>glaucoma</strong>tous from normal eyes.

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