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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A Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Nigeria: results from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. There tends to be a lower reporting of glaucoma in Africa compared to other blinding conditions in global burden data.
Entekume, Gabriel +8 more
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Visual field loss and vision-related quality of life in the Italian Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Study. [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between visual field (VF) loss, vision-related quality of life (QoL) and glaucoma-related symptoms in a large cohort of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.
Galli, Fabio +10 more
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POLYMORPHISM OF EYE DRAINAGE SYSTEM CHANGES IN GLAUCOMA
Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2019 The study aim was to investigate structural peculiarities of sclera in different types of glaucoma, with an accent on changes of the eye drainage system. Materials and methods.
A. K. Lazareva +4 more
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Pre-operative intraocular pressure does not influence outcome of trabeculectomy surgery: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2015 To investigate whether pre-operative intraocular pressure (IOP) predicts outcome of trabeculectomy surgery in patients with primary open angle glaucoma over a 3-year period of follow ...
Martin, KR +3 more
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Natural History of Open-Angle Glaucoma [PDF]
Ophthalmology, 2009 This article, based on the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT), provides prospective natural history data on progression of glaucomatous field defects in 3 of the most common glaucoma types.Cohort of EMGT patients randomized to the untreated control group and followed up to the time of progression, when treatment could be initiated.We evaluated 118 ...
Heijl, Anders +3 more
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The Association Between Clinical Parameters And Glaucoma-specific Quality Of Life In Chinese Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To investigate the association between clinical measurements and glaucoma-specific quality of life in Chinese glaucoma patients. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: An academic hospital in Hong Kong.
Chan, CWS +4 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study investigates a schematic overview of the mechanistic pathways. The relationship between myopia and DR has long been of clinical interest. In diabetic mice, Nna1 expression is downregulated, whereas in diabetic mice with FDM, Nna1 expression is upregulated–particularly in Müller cells–accompanied by decreased vascular endothelial growth ...
Lihui Xie +5 more
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GWAS-by-subtraction reveals an IOP-independent component of primary open angle glaucoma
Nature CommunicationsThe etiology of primary open angle glaucoma is constituted by both intraocular pressure-dependent and intraocular pressure-independent mechanisms.
Yu Huang +13 more
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The medical management of glaucoma
South African Family Practice, 2017 Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. The main characteristic features include optic disc cupping, visual field loss, and in most instances a raised intraocular pressure.
André Marais, Elzbieta Osuch
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