Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Kwon, Young H.; Fingert, John H.; Kuehn, Markus H.; Alward, Wallace L.M.

doi:10.1056/nejmra0804630

reviewNew England Journal of MedicineMar 11, 2009Closed access

Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

YHYoung H. Kwon JHJohn H. Fingert MHMarkus H. Kuehn WLWallace L.M. Alward

University of Iowa

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Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. This review discusses the clinical features, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology of glaucoma. The authors present a typical case of glaucoma, together with the ocular findings.

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Keywords

Glaucoma
Medicine
Open angle glaucoma
Blindness
Optometry
Ophthalmology

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