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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patient enrollment

From: A prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study examining how glaucoma affects quality of life and visually-related function over 4 years: design and methodology

Inclusion criteria

 

• Minimum 2-year diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma, primary angle-closure glaucoma or pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

 

• Disc Damage Likelihood Scale stages 5 through 8 in at least one eye with characteristic visual field loss

 

• Age between 21 and 85 years

 

• Able to understand and speak English

 

Exclusion criteria

 

• Unlikely to be available for annual ocular examination and reassessment across a 4-year period

 

• Neurological or musculoskeletal diseases, including dementia that would influence performance on activities of daily living

 

• Incisional eye surgery within the past 3 months

 

• Laser therapy within the previous month

 

• Any cause for visual impairment other than glaucoma

 

• Any medical condition which in the investigator’s opinion would preclude the patient from providing reliable and valid data (e.g., cognitive impairment)