METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA TREATMENT TACTICS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves recording 2-3 trains of general electroretinograms with growing retina flash exposure between the trains from 1000 to 3000 mccandela/m² when treating patient in horizontal and anti-orthostatic position at the same time on both eyes. Amplitude-time factors are determined on the produced electroretinograms like absolute values of a- and b-waves on general electroretinogram, a- and b-wave latent period values on general electroretinogram, averaged a- and b-wave amplitude on general electroretinogram, in adjacent electroretinogram trains (ERG-coefficient). The values being equal to each other or less than a half of values violating reference value threshold for both patient positions or not less than a half of amplitude-time factor values violating reference value threshold in on of patient positions, conservative therapy is indicated. Not less than a half of values violating statistical norm in both patient positions, eye state is considered to be decompensed and surgical treatment is advised to be administered.

EFFECT: high accuracy in determining treatment tactics.

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