1. Complete biomicroscopic examination.
2. Tonometry and daily tonometric curve.
3. Examination of the visual field by means of the computerized perimeter “Octopus 1-2-3” and its evaluation by means of the Glaucoma Staging System 2 (GSS2). We have chosen this staging method because it is quick and easy.8
4. Morphologic monitoring of the retinal nerve fiber layers with GDx VCC.
5. The use of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale to assess the presence of anxiety and its level.
6. Type A/B personality questionnaire (version modified by the Jenkins Activity Survey):
7. Ercta-B test for further personality evaluation of type A subjects.
8. Test of psychic distress: IGD questionnaire to assess the level of this and of the psychopathologic symptoms together with levels of self-esteem, extroversion, and the distress level.
9. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory test (STAI test).
10. Brief-cope test.
11. Life event.