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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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2019 Purpose: To study clinical profile and burden of primary glaucoma in rural camp patients attending a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of a single academic institute after ...
Rekha R Khandelwal +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and as the proportion of those over age 40 increases, so will the prevalence of glaucoma.
A. Grzybowski +4 more
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Prevalence and spatial concordance of visual field deterioration in fellow eyes of glaucoma patients. [PDF]
, 2014 PurposeTo examine the prevalence of visual field deterioration in contralateral eyes of patients with worsening open-angle glaucoma and to evaluate the spatial concordance of visual field deterioration between both eyes.MethodsOne hundred sixteen open ...
Caprioli, Joseph +3 more
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Canaloplasty in the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review of Patient Selection and Outcomes. [PDF]
, 2018 Canaloplasty is a relatively new non-penetrating surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in patients affected by glaucoma. The technique uses a microcatheter to perform a 360 º cannulation of Schlemm's canal and leaves in place a tension suture
Brusini, Paolo +5 more
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Intraluminal Deposits Found in Glaucoma Tube Shunts Via Anterior Segment Ocular Coherence Tomography [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE: To describe and characterize a novel observation of intraluminal deposits of glaucoma tube shunts (TS) using spectral domain (SD) ocular coherence topography (OCT).
Alvarado, Jorge A. +2 more
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Economic evaluation of screening for open angle glaucoma [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of screening for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in the United Kingdom, given that OAG is an important cause of blindness worldwide.
Burr, Jennifer Margaret +3 more
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The prevalence of glaucoma in indigenous Australians within Central Australia: the Central Australian Ocular Health Study [PDF]
, 2011 Aims To determine the prevalence of glaucoma within the indigenous Australian population living in central Australia. Methods 1884 individuals aged ≥20 years, living in one of 30 remote communities within the statistical local area of ‘Central Australia,
Craig, Jamie E +2 more
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What was Glaucoma Called Before the 20th Century? [PDF]
, 2015 Glaucoma involves a characteristic optic neuropathy, often with elevated intraocular pressure. Before 1850, poor vision with a normal eye appearance, as occurs in primary open-angle glaucoma, was termed amaurosis, gutta serena, or black cataract.
Bermudez, Dennis +4 more
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The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although primary open-angle glaucoma is more common, primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more likely to result in irreversible blindness. By 2020, 5·3 million people worldwide will
Aung, Tin +15 more
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