Table 3.
Use of Glaucoma Diagnostic Procedures and Different Combinations of Procedures for Incident Glaucoma Diagnosed in 2003 and 2007
| Use of Diagnostic Testing for Incident Glaucoma in 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base* | ≥ 1 procedure during interval |
≥ 1 instance of same-day procedure during interval |
≥ 1 of each procedure during respective interval |
Only one type of procedure during interval |
VF yes /OOI no (%) |
OOI yes/ VF no (%) |
None | |||||||||||
| VF(%) | FP(%) | OOI (%) |
VF & FP (%) |
FP & OOI (%) |
VF & OOI (%) |
3 tests (%) |
VF & FP (%) |
FP & OOI (%) |
VF & OOI (%) |
3 tests (%) |
VF only (%) |
FP only (%) |
OOI only (%) |
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| Within 12 months after first record of glaucoma | 5610 | 62.6 | 17.1 | 37.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 28.2 | 6.1 | 27.0 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 34.3 | 9.6 | 25.1 |
| Within 15 months after first record of glaucoma | 5308 | 67.0 | 19.1 | 41.6 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 26.0 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 34.3 | 8.9 | 21.8 |
| Within 18 months after first record of glaucoma | 5047 | 69.4 | 20.6 | 44.7 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 10.1 | 36.5 | 9.0 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 32.9 | 8.2 | 20.2 |
| Within 24 months after first record of glaucoma | 4557 | 73.3 | 23.5 | 49.8 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 0.2 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 42.3 | 12.0 | 22.4 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 17.3 |
| Use of Diagnostic Testing for Incident Glaucoma in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Within 12 months after first record of glaucoma | 5147 | 64.5 | 22.9 | 53.1 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 20.8 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 39.9 | 11.5 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 24.7 | 13.2 | 19.3 |
| Within 15 months after first record of glaucoma | 4853 | 69.3 | 25.6 | 57.3 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 23.5 | 1.0 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 45.9 | 14.5 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 16.6 |
| Within 18 months after first record of glaucoma | 4592 | 72.0 | 27.4 | 60.8 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 25.3 | 1.1 | 23.0 | 18.9 | 50.0 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 22.0 | 10.8 | 14.9 |
| Within 24 months after first record of glaucoma | 4102 | 75.3 | 30.2 | 64.8 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 28.1 | 1.3 | 26.2 | 22.8 | 55.3 | 20.9 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 20.1 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
*
Base included those who were in the plan for the specific interval after getting diagnosed
OOI = ocular imaging; FP = fundus photography; VF = visual field testing