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When to operate on open angle glaucoma [PDF]
The aim of treatment in primary angle glaucoma should be to reduce the intraocular pressure throughout the 24 hours to a level where no damage is done to the optic nerve head, thus preventing any field defect. Open angle glaucoma as it is presently defined requires a significantly raised intraocular pressure to be associated with detectable changes in ...
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Endocrine Dysfunction in Open Angle Glaucoma
AbstractThe eye, like all organs, is exposed to the effects of the bodyʼs endocrine system. In addition, however, local branches of the endocrine system control important organ-specific functions, such as the production and drainage of aqueous humour.
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Epidemiological characterization of primary open-angle glaucoma
Background: The primary open-angle glaucoma is a problem for public health all over the world. It is a silent and slowly progressive disease leading to blindness.
Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso +4 more
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Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is one of the best known triggers of glaucoma. The development of the open-angle glaucoma only in some patients with the PEX with definite local and general risk factors requires a further research. Purpose.
V.V. Agafonova, +4 more
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Nisa Silva,1 André Ferreira,1,2 Pedro Manuel Baptista,1 Ana Figueiredo,1 Rita Reis,1 Isabel Sampaio,1 João Beirão,1,3 Riccardo Vinciguerra,4,5 Pedro Menéres,1,3 Maria João Menéres1,3 1Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto ...
Silva N +9 more
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Open Angle Glaucoma and Stroke [PDF]
Dustin D, French, Curtis E, Margo
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Purpose. To study the content of cytokines and growth factors in the intraocular fluid of patients with developed stage of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).Materials and methods.
V. V. Chernykh +6 more
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Alex C Onishi, Alison D Treister, Peter L Nesper, Amani A Fawzi, Anupama R Anchala Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence: Anupama R AnchalaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg ...
Onishi AC +4 more
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Primary open angle glaucoma and hypothyroidism
George Kitsos1, Chrisavgi Pappa1, Agathoklis Tsatsoulis21Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece; 2Endocrinology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School ...
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