RT Book, Section A1 Salmon, John F. A2 Riordan-Eva, Paul A2 Cunningham, Emmett T. SR Print(0) ID 55783084 T1 Chapter 11. Glaucoma T2 Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 18e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-163420-5 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55783084 RD 2024/10/16 AB Glaucoma is an acquired chronic optic neuropathy characterized by optic disk cupping and visual field loss. It is usually associated with elevated intraocular pressure. There are different types of glaucoma (Table 11–1), 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).