METHOD FOR PREDICTING GLAUCOMA Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, ophthalmology. SUBSTANCE: one should carry out microscopic studying of lacrimal liquid, moreover, the latter should be applied onto a slide at the volume of 0.01-0.02 ml and dried at 16-20 = for 12 h, and at marginal protein and narrow strip with oriented salt crystals along the edge of central saline area one should diagnose early glaucoma stage, at equal width the developed glaucoma stage is stated on, and at the presence of only central saline area chronic stage is predicted, and at availability of salt crystals in protein marginal area terminal stage is stated on. EFFECT: higher accuracy of diagnostics. 5 dwg, 4 ex