Facilities of diagnosis and monitoring of optic neuropathy in primary open-angle glaucoma. Part 1

Abstract

The review is focused on modern methods of instrumental diagnostics of primary open-angle glaucoma. Diagnostic possibilities and informativeness of objective measurable parameters are discussed with regard to special criteria, called clinical endpoints.

Keywords

• primary open-angle glaucoma
• glaucomatous optic neuropathy
• diagnostics
• instrumental diagnostic methods
• sensitivity
• specificity
• biomarkers
• clinical endpoints
• surrogate endpoints