Differentiating stages of functional vision loss from glaucoma using the Disc Damage Likelihood Scale and cup:disc ratio.
Heiko PhilippinEinoti Naino MatayanKarin Marianne KnollEdith MachaSia MbishiAndrew MakupaCristóvão Daniel MatsinheIsac Vasco da GamaMário Jorge MonjaneJoyce Awum NchedaFrancisco Alcides Francisco MulobuanaElisante MunaNelly Fopoussi GuyleneGus GazzardAna Patricia MarquesPeter ShahDavid MacleodWilliam MakupaMatthew J BurtonPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2023)
This study indicates that both structural staging systems can differentiate severe/end-stage glaucoma from less severe disease, with a moderate advantage of DDLS over CDR. Clinical examination of the optic disc plays an important role in addition to functional assessment when managing severe/end-stage glaucoma.