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. 2015 Dec 12;15:176. doi: 10.1186/s12886-015-0160-6

Table 2.

International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology (ISGEO) definitions for glaucoma used in analysis (Adapted From Foster, 2002) [13]

VCDR or VCDR asymmetry
Level of evidence Image reading analysis Clinical records analysis Visual fields Intraocular pressure Visual acuity Medical history
Other features
Category 1 ≥97.5th percentile: ≥97.5th percentile: Typical defect
 VCDR 0.7 0.6
 VCDR asymmetry 0.1 0.2
Category 2 ≥99.5th percentile: ≥99.5th percentile: Not available
 VCDR 0.75 0.7
 VCDR asymmetry 0.2 0.3
Category 2b ≤97.5th percentile: 0.7 ≤97.5th percentile: 0.6 ±Typical defect ≥99.5th percentile: 28 mmHg RAPD, Corneal edema
Category 3 Not available Not available ≥99.5th percentile: 28 mmHg <20/400 Surgery for glaucoma

VCDR vertical cup:disc ratio, RAPD relative afferent pupillary defect