[Correlation of changes in the optic disk and retina in primary open-angle glaucoma].

Analysis of seventy-seven monocular photographs of the fundus oculi of normal subjects and patients with various glaucoma stages has brought the authors to a conclusion on the diagnostic value of the symptom of the optic disk 'outlining' vessels, phenomenon of the optic disk 'sinking', phenomenon of retinal nerve fiber 'loss', and reduced number and diameter of the retinal vessels in the patients with initial stages of glaucoma.