THE OFFICIAL INTERNATIONALJapanese Journal of OphthalmologyJOURNAL OF THE JAPANESEhttp5/doi.org/10.1007/s10384-022-00970-9OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETYGUIDELINEThe Japan Glaucoma Society guidelines for glaucoma 5th editionYoshiaki Kiuchi1.Toshihiro Inoue2.Nobuyuki Shoji3.Makoto Nakamura4.Masaki Tanitos.Glaucoma Guideline Preparation Committee,Japan Glaucoma SocietyReceived:12 September 2022/Accepted:22 September 2022@Japan Glaucoma Society 2023AbstractWe are pleased to bring you the 5th edition of the Glaucoma Clinical Practice Guidelines.Clinical practice guidelines arebased on evidence(scientific grounds).It is a document that presents the treatment that is the most appropriate for the patient."Glaucoma Clinical Guidelines"was first published in 2003.This was the first guideline for glaucoma treatment in Japan.The principle ofglaucoma treatment is to lower intraocular pressure.Means for lowering intraocular pressure includes drugs,lasers,and surgery;Glaucoma is a disease that should be considered as a complex syndrome rather than a single condition.Therefore,the actual medical treatment is not as simple as one word.This time we set the Clinical Questionnaire with a focuson glaucoma treatment.We hope that you will take advantage of the 5th edition.Keywords Glaucoma·Guideline·Japan Glaucoma Society·5 th editionAbbreviationsGCCGanglion cell complexALTArgon laser trabeculoplastyGCIPLGanglion cell inner plexiform layerAODAngle opening distanceGCLGanglion cell layerAPAAcute primary angle closureGONGlaucomatous optic neuropathyARAAngle recess angleICE syndromeIridocorneal endothelial syndromeAUCArea under the curveICERIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCCTCentral corneal thicknessJOAGJuvenile open angle glaucomaC/D ratioCup-to-disc ratioLASIKLaser in situ keratomileusisCIConfidence intervalLPILaser peripheral iridotomyCPSDCorrected pattern standard deviationLSLLaser suture lysisEBMEvidence-based medicineLVLens vaultMDMean deviationCorresponding Author:Yoshiaki KiuchiMindsMedical Information DistributionThe members of Glaucoma Guideline Preparation Committee,JapanServiceGlaucoma Society are mentioned in "Acknowledgements"section.MIGSMicro-invasive(minimally invasive)glaucoma surgeryIn 2021,Japan Glaucoma Society established the Glaucoma GuidelineMMCPreparation Committee,which published The Japan Glaucoma SocietyMitomycin CGuidelines for Glaucoma 5th Edition in Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi,MRIMagnetic resonance imaging2022;126(2):85-177 (in Japanese).This is the English version of thatNd:YAGNeodymium yttrium aluminum garnetGuideline.The original work is at https://www.nichigan.or.jp/PortaNNTNumber needed to treatIs/O/resources/member/guideline/glaucoma5th20(2).pdf.NSAIDNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug☒Yoshiaki KiuchiNTGNormal tension glaucomaykiuchi@hiroshima-u.ac.jpDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,GraduateDepartment of Ophthalmology,School of Medicine,KitasatoSchool of Biomedical and Health Sciences,HiroshimaUniversity.Kanagawa.JapanUnivers
