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Glaucoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

This may lead to a slow, gradual increase in eye pressure. Acute angle-closure glaucoma. This form of glaucoma happens when the iris bulges. The bulging iris ...

Glaucoma - Wikipedia

Closed-angle glaucoma is an emergency requiring immediate attention. If treated early, it is possible to slow or stop the progression of glaucoma. Regular eye ...

Glaucoma - AAFP

Fundus photography or intraocular pressure measurement alone is a poor screening tool to detect patients with glaucoma. ... Family history of open ...

Latanoprost for open-angle glaucoma (UKGTS): a randomised ...

Treatments for open-angle glaucoma aim to prevent vision loss through lowering of intraocular pressure, but to our knowledge no ...

A Timeline of Discovery and Current Research on Primary Open ...

This research examines the timeline of the discovery and research of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG). ... Taking a look at the history, ...

Understanding Risk Factors - Glaucoma Research Foundation

Family history increases risk of glaucoma four to nine times. Hispanics in ... Injury to the eye may cause secondary open-angle glaucoma. This type of ...

NATURAL HISTORY, NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA - Lippincott

NATURAL HISTORY, NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA ... Investigation of the Peripapillary Choriocapillaris in Normal Tension Glaucoma, Primary Open-angle Glaucoma, and ...

Glaucoma | AOA - American Optometric Association

In the most common form of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, the fluid pressure inside the eye increases. This increase in pressure may cause progressive ...

Angle-Closure Glaucoma - American Academy of Ophthalmology

Diagnosis is made by noting high intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal edema, shallow anterior chamber, and a closed angle on gonioscopy. Medical ...

Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) Clinical Presentation

A study by De Moraes et al found some of the same risk factors for visual field progression in treated glaucoma/POAG: female sex, African or Latin, exfoliation ...

Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)

The increased pressure damages the optic nerve. Who is at risk? Individuals over 40 years with a family history of glaucoma. Symptoms. Most patients with ...

Glaucoma | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease caused by damage to the optic nerve, which leads to visual field loss.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF UNTREATED OCULAR ...

The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Topical Medication Delays or Prevents Primary Open-angle Glaucoma in African American Individuals · Medicine · 2004.

Glaucoma: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, Types & Treatment

People with farsightedness (hyperopia) have a higher risk of angle-closure glaucoma. Family history. There's evidence that a family history of glaucoma, ...

Factors associated with visual field or structure progression ... - Nature

This multicentre prospective cohort study on the natural course of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) in apparently healthy Japanese patients who ...

Glaucoma Information | Mount Sinai - New York

In acute angle-closure glaucoma, the pressure inside the eye increases quickly (over the course of hours), and the symptoms are dramatic (an attack). Intense ...

Guidelines for the management of open‐angle glaucoma

Open-angle glaucoma usually does not cause symptoms until at late stages. The elevated eye pressure is usually painless. The loss of visual ...

The Management Of Angle-Closure Glaucoma

The natural history of PACG is typically divided into three stages. The first stage is termed suspected primary angle-closure and those affected are called.

The Natural Course of Open Angle Glaucoma (Poster Exhibition)

Open angle may take a hypertensive or normotensive course characterized by continuous nerve fiber loss. The hypertensive glaucoma comprises early and late ...

The Key Elements of a Glaucoma History and Workup

Like other chronic asymptomatic diseases, glaucoma is often diagnosed during a routine eye examination. Patients with the most prevalent form of glaucoma in ...