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Phacotrabeculectomy in Treatment of Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma and Primary Open-angle Glaucoma

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004
To evaluate the surgical outcome of combined phacoemulsification, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation, and trabeculectomy (phacotrabeculectomy) in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) or primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).The records of 57 consecutive patients (65 eyes) with PACG or POAG that were treated with ...
Tham, CCY, Lai, JSM, Lam, DSC, Chan, JCH
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Race and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1985
A comparison of racial distributions for three groups of patients showed that 115 of 140 patients (81.6%) with open-angle glaucoma, 221 of 392 patients (56.4%) with ocular hypertension, and 1,028 of 2,109 patients (48.7%) in a random sample were black.
M J, Martin, A, Sommer, E B, Gold, E L, Diamond   +3 more
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Feline primary open angle glaucoma

Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2008
AbstractObjectives  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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HLA in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 1977
Histocompatibility antigen typing was carried out in 50 Caucasian patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and 50 Caucasian ocular-normotensive subjects. HLA-A 3 was present in 46%, B7 in 52%, B 12 in 50%, and either B 7 or B 12 in 88% of patients with POAG.
D H, Shin, B, Becker, C E, Bell
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Optineurin in primary open angle glaucoma

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, 2003
The authors' initial estimate indicated that mutations in Optineurin are responsible for a significant proportion of LPG/POAG families. Currently, there are up to 1.2 million persons with LPG and up to 2.47 million persons with POAG in the United States alone.
Mansoor, Sarfarazi, Tayebeh, Rezaie
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Pathogenesis of primary open‐angle glaucoma

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2012
Editorial ; Robert J ...
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Hypothyroidism and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Ophthalmologica, 2000
<i>Objective:</i> To test if there is an association between hypothyroidism and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and the utility of routine study of thyroid function in these patients. <i>Methods:</i> The study was conducted in a case-control fashion.
F J, Muñoz-Negrete, G, Rebolleda, F, Almodóvar, B, Díaz, C, Varela   +4 more
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Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2011
Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is usually associated with an elevated intraocular pressure. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma and is progressive and bilateral but typically asymmetric in patients. Studies have shown that reducing intraocular pressure reduces the risk of vision loss.
Jasmine W, Yumori, Mary P, Cadogan
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Mortality in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Exfoliative Glaucoma

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
Purpose 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., Kivela Tero T., Tarkkanen Ahti H. A., Kivela Tero T.   +3 more
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The management of primary open angle glaucoma

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 1997
Glaucoma is one of the commonest causes of blindness in the world.1 In the UK, about 7% of people over the age of 75 years have primary open angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma2 and the cause of visual impairment in about 13% of those registered blind.3,4 Early detection and treatment can usually prevent blindness.5 However, half of all ...
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