PROGNOSIS OF GLAUCOMA SIMPLEX AND GLAUCOMA CAPSULARE

Abstract

To study the prognosis [in humans] of capsular glaucoma (102 eyes) as compared to simplex glaucoma (58 eyes), a retrospective comparison of the functional status of these diseases when 1st diagnosed and 5 yr afterwards was made. At the 1st examination the capsular glaucoma eyes were on average more seriously damaged. After 5 yr this tendency was more marked with several amaurotic eyes, 17% as compared to 10% of the simplex glaucoma group. Severe visual field loss in the eyes with advanced glaucoma after 5 yr was present in 48% of the capsular glaucoma group but only 19% of the simplex glaucoma group.