PURPOSE: To determine and compare the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, the mean deviation, and the @entity227 index (VFI) in @entity726 cases with progression detected by spectral domain optical coherence tomography, standard automated perimetry (SAP), and optic disc stereophotographs. METHODS: The authors studied 246 eyes of 148 @entity1 prospectively (97 @entity726 cases, 132 suspects, and 17 healthy eyes). SAP fields, optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, and optic disc stereophotographs were obtained every 6 to 12 months. Progression was determined in SAP and in OCT with a @entity726 Progression Analysis software, and also by masked assessment of the stereophotograph series. The Kruskal-Wallis test was applied to evaluate differences between methods in RNFL thickness, @entity227 ( @entity227 ) mean deviation, and VFI. The relationship between the baseline classification and the detection of @entity2789 by the different tests was assessed by the    statistic. RESULTS: Ninety-nine eyes (40.2%) presented @entity2789 detected by at least 1 examination method. Progressing eyes detected only by OCT had a higher mean RNFL thickness and mean VFI than progressing eyes detected only by @entity227 or stereophotographs (P<0.003). Most progressive cases detected by OCT (68%) were initially classified at baseline as suspects, whereas most eyes with @entity227 progression (61%) were initially classified as @entity726 . The initial classification was significantly related to the presence of progression by different tests [   (2)=9.643 for @entity227 event analysis and 7.290 for OCT event analysis (P<0.005)]. CONCLUSIONS: Different tests are more likely to detect the progression in different clinical circumstances or stages of @entity726 ; these should be taken into consideration when performing the difficult task of progression detection.

Evaluation of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, the Mean Deviation, and the Visual Field Index in Progressive XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2789 :: ('MESH:D018450', 'Disease') :: ['glaucomatous progression'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual field', 'VF'] @entity726 :: ('MESH:D005901', 'Disease') :: ['Glaucoma', 'glaucoma']
@entity726 :: (MESH:D005901,Disease) :: ['Glaucoma']
