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Archives of Ophthalmology, 1987
As one entering his second decade in the care of glaucoma patients, and as one involved in glaucoma research, it seems a reasonable time to ask how effective our therapeutic approaches are. Glaucoma is somewhat unique in ophthalmic diseases with its chronic, relentless course and its customary need for truly unending medical therapies that, in fact, do
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As one entering his second decade in the care of glaucoma patients, and as one involved in glaucoma research, it seems a reasonable time to ask how effective our therapeutic approaches are. Glaucoma is somewhat unique in ophthalmic diseases with its chronic, relentless course and its customary need for truly unending medical therapies that, in fact, do
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Mortality in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Exfoliative Glaucoma
European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014Purpose To study mortality among unselected Finnish patients with either primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or exfoliative glaucoma (EG) after a minimum follow-up of 7 years after enrollment. Methods A total of 344 patients with POAG and 155 patients with EG had received free medication for the treatment of glaucoma from the Finnish National Social ...
Tarkkanen Ahti H. A. +3 more
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Normal pressure glaucoma. Open angle glaucoma
International Ophthalmology, 2001One hundred and fifty years ago Argyl-Robertson [1] postulated the elevation of the eye pressure as the main cause of optic nerve damage in glaucoma patients. Since then the therapeutical approach has been directed towards lowering the intra-ocular pressure, (IOP).
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Prevalence of Myopia in Open Angle Glaucoma
European Journal of Ophthalmology, 1992In this study concerning the prevalence of myopia in patients with open angle glaucoma, its distribution was analyzed within the sample tested in relation to the refraction defect size, compared with a control group of non-glaucomatous myopic subjects.
MASTROPASQUA, Leonardo +4 more
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Echothiophate, Pilocarpine, and Open-Angle Glaucoma
Archives of Ophthalmology, 1973In 44 patients with open-angle glaucoma under treatment with echothiophate, tensions were compared with and without simultaneous treatment with pilocarpine. In most cases, echothiophate is as effective alone as in combination with pilocarpine. This finding is described with reference to current views on the nature of the cholinergic receptor.
M M, Kini +4 more
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Feline primary open angle glaucoma
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2008AbstractObjectives We have documented the histomorphological features of feline primary open angle glaucoma.Design A retrospective morphologic study of eight affected eyes from eight cats, from 1992 to 2006 extracted from a pathology collection, which includes 4000 feline submissions and 1100 cases of feline glaucoma.Procedure Sections of affected ...
Susan, Jacobi, Richard R, Dubielzig
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Laser trabeculoplasty for open angle glaucoma
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007Open angle glaucoma (OAG) is an important cause of blindness worldwide. Laser trabeculoplasty, a treatment modality, still does not have a clear position in the treatment sequence.The objective of this review was to study the effects of laser trabeculoplasty for OAG.We identified trials from CENTRAL in The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS and ...
C, Rolim de Moura +2 more
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American family physician, 2003
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of legal blindness in the United States. Open-angle glaucoma is an asymptomatic, progressive optic neuropathy characterized by enlarging optic disc cupping and visual field loss. Patients at increased risk for open-angle glaucoma include blacks older than 40 years, whites older than 65 years, and persons with a ...
James S, Distelhorst, Grady M, Hughes
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Glaucoma is the second most common cause of legal blindness in the United States. Open-angle glaucoma is an asymptomatic, progressive optic neuropathy characterized by enlarging optic disc cupping and visual field loss. Patients at increased risk for open-angle glaucoma include blacks older than 40 years, whites older than 65 years, and persons with a ...
James S, Distelhorst, Grady M, Hughes
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Evaluation of Trabectome in Open-Angle Glaucoma
Journal of Glaucoma, 2013To evaluate the outcomes of Trabectome, a surgical device that ablates an arc of trabecular meshwork, in Japanese glaucoma patients.Trabectome surgeries were performed on 80 eyes of 69 adult Japanese patients (age range, 14 to 89 y; 50 male and 30 female patients) with or without previous surgery or laser treatment.
Masahiro, Maeda +2 more
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The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy associated with increased intraocular pressure (IOP; normal range 8-22 mm Hg), which is the only disease-related factor that can be modified. Topical drugs that lower IOP are the first line of treatment for open-angle glaucoma.
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Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy associated with increased intraocular pressure (IOP; normal range 8-22 mm Hg), which is the only disease-related factor that can be modified. Topical drugs that lower IOP are the first line of treatment for open-angle glaucoma.
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