RT Book, Section
A1 Salmon, John F.
A2 Riordan-Eva, Paul
A2 Augsburger, James J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1144468668
T1 Glaucoma
T2 Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 19e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843539
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144468668
RD 2024/04/23
AB Glaucoma  is  an  acquired  chronic  optic  neuropathy  characterized  by  optic  disk  cupping  and  visual  field  loss.  It  is  usually  associated  with  raised  intraocular  pressure.  There  are  different  types  of  glaucoma,  which  helps  to  explain,  for  example,  why  one  patient  with  glaucoma  may  have  no  symptoms,  while  another  experiences  sudden  pain  and  inflammation.  In  the  majority  of  cases,  there  is  no  associated  ocular  disease  (primary  glaucoma)  (Table  11–1).