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PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA [PDF]
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2009 Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), by far the most common form of glaucoma, currently afflicts more than 2 million Americans, more than half of whom probably don't know they have it. Asymptomatic in the early stages, it gradually and progressively reduces the visual field and leads to blindness if untreated.
Nancy C, Sharts-Hopko +1 more
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Medical treatment of open-angle glaucoma [PDF]
Community Eye Health Journal, 2012 Most guidelines that exist for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) – such the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines (page 47) – recommend medicine as initial therapy, though laser treatment may also play ...
Mohammed M Abdull +3 more
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Effect of Glaucoma on Corneal Endothelium [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2021 Background: Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by a specific pattern of optic nerve neuropathy and retinopathy which is permenant. There is increasing evidence of glaucoma-associated corneal endothelial changes.
Hazem Effat Abd El-Ghany Mohammad Haroon +3 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 Introduction: Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most frequent subtype of glaucoma. Relatives of primary open-angle glaucoma patients have an increased risk of developing the disease, suggesting a genetic predisposition to the disease.
Filipe Silva +10 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2020 Background The present study aimed to compare visual field progression in new-diagnosed exfoliation versus open-angle glaucoma patients. Methods Retrospective study.
Marcelo Ayala
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The prevalence of diabetes among male glaucoma patients
The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetes and glaucoma. Methods: Consecutive 143 subjects with primary angle-closure glaucoma and 127 subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (control) were studied ...
Nataliya Antonova +4 more
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and primary open-angle glaucoma
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2019 The pathological processes of primary open-angle glaucoma is unknown. Several studies show the relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and primary open-angle glaucoma. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between H.
Sayaka Sultana +4 more
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Prevalence and determinants of glaucoma : an epidemiologic approach (The Rotterdam Study) [PDF]
, 1995 Glaucoma is an eye disease characterized by damage to the optic nerve head and related visual field defects, often accompanied by elevated intraocular pressure. Glaucoma is an important cause of blindness, particularly in the elderly.
Dielemans, I. (Ida)
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elastography in primary open-angle glaucoma [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare sonoelastographic findings in the retina-choroid-sclera (RCS) complex and vitreous in glaucomatous and healthy eyes.Methods: For this cross-sectional comparative study, 20 patients with primary open-angle ...
Agladioglu, K +4 more
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Factors Associated with Open-Angle Glaucoma among Iraqi Patients
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2016 Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness world wide and 22.5 million people are estimated to suffer from it. Open angle glaucoma is more prevalent form of glaucoma than closed angle glaucoma blindness can be avoided if glaucoma treated ...
Shatha Ahmed +2 more
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