Glaucoma, Complications and Management of Glaucoma Filtering: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

ocular hypertension, increased intraocular pressure, IOP, chronic simple glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, POAG, chronic open-angle glaucoma, COAG, increased intraocular pressure, IOP, treatment, diagnosis, symptoms

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Antonio Pascotto, MD, Consulting Ophthalmologist, Pascotto, Istituto per la Salute degli Occhi, Clinica Mediterranea, Italy
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Sergio Claudio Saccà, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, Ospedale San Martino, Italy
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Mauro Fioretto, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, University Eye Clinic of Genova; Head of Ophthalmology Department, Hospital of Casale Monferrato, Italy
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