Characterizing and quantifying the temporal relationship between structural and functional change in glaucoma

Purpose To characterize and quantify the temporal relationship between structural and functional change in glaucoma. Methods 120 eyes of 120 patients with ocular hypertension or primary open-angle glaucoma were selected from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study or the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study. Patients had 11 visits, separated by at least 3 months over 5 to 10 years. Each visit had rim area (RA) and mean sensitivity...