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. 2010 Mar;44(1):25–30. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v44i1.68853

Box 1.

ISGEO Categorizations used in Glaucoma prevalence studies

Category Structural Abnormality Visual Fields Abnormality
1 Eyes with a CDR or CDR asymmetry ≥97.5th percentile for the normal population, or NRR width reduced to ≤0.1CDR (between 11 to 1 o'clock or 5 to 7 o'clock). Present

2 Advanced structural damage with CDR or CDR asymmetry ≥99.5th percentile for the normal population Not proven

3 Optic disc not seen but visual acuity <3/60 and IOP>99.5th percentile or visual acuity <3/60 with evidence of glaucoma filtering surgery or medical records of glaucomatous visual morbidity Not possible