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Pharmacological Advances in the Treatment of Glaucoma
Drugs & Aging, 1994Glaucoma is a potentially blinding disease. The goal of glaucoma therapy is to reduce intraocular pressure to a predetermined target level. There are currently 5 classes of compounds used for the medical management of glaucoma. Four classes that appear promising for the long term management of glaucoma are in different phases of clinical investigation,
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Advances in Pediatric Glaucoma
Seminars in Ophthalmology, 1997Pediatric glaucoma encompasses a group of diseases which, if untreated, can lead to blindness at an early age. Unlike adult glaucoma, the treatment of pediatric glaucoma is generally surgical. Primary congenital (infantile) glaucoma usually responds well to goni-otomy or trabeculotomy surgery. However other forms of pediatric glaucoma frequently do not
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Novel surgical procedures in glaucoma: advances in penetrating glaucoma surgery
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2008Despite late modifications and enhancements, traditional penetrating glaucoma surgery is not without complications and is reserved for patients in whom pharmacologic treatment and/or laser trabeculoplasty do not suffice to control the intraocular pressure.
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Counselling in advanced glaucoma
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2013AbstractThe loss of useful vision can be a very emotional experience for the patient and a massive challenge for the clinician. More time and a team‐orientated approach is vital in order to support the patient through such a crisis. Disciplines such as counselling are an essential part of the mamagement process for a patient with impaired vision and ...
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Treatment of advanced glaucoma
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2013AbstractGlaucoma is still the second cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. One of the main reasons is that since glaucoma is a symptom‐free disease, at least 50% of glaucoma patients are not aware of their disease. Therefore it is not uncommon to see at the consultation advanced glaucoma cases even in the Western world.
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Factors Threatening Central Visual Function of Patients with Advanced Glaucoma
Ophthalmology, 2022Akiyasu Kanamori +2 more
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