Scientists have been constantly pursuing newer tests to diagnose Glaucoma. Glaucoma is an incurable condition of the eye and if left untreated can cause blindness and once it effects the vision � this cannot be restored. It is the second leading cause of blindness in the world - according to the World Health Organization.
Recently scientists they have been combining visual field and imaging data, utilizing the anatomical arrangement of retinal ganglion cells to diagnose the condition more accurately.
In a recent study by Michael V Boland, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at The Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, data from 1499 eyes of glaucoma suspects and 895 with confirmed glaucoma eyes was identified to be studied. All the subjects underwent standard automated perimetry and Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT) imaging. The structure function index (SFI) was defined in three steps by a new technique combining the above two tests. The data was studied to study the following:-
