Glaucoma, Complications and Management of Glaucoma Filtering: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

ocular hypertension, increased intraocular pressure, IOP, chronic simple glaucoma, POAG, COAG, chronic open-angle glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, glaucomatous atrophy of the optic disc, cupping of the optic disc, low-tension glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma, normal-tension glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, pigment dispersion syndrome, acute glaucoma, narrow angle glaucoma, narrow-angle glaucoma, primary angle-closure glaucoma, borderline glaucoma, anatomical narrow angle, anatomic narrow angle, secondary glaucoma, congenital glaucoma, high pressure inside the eye, increased IOP, elevated IOP, high IOP, increased intraocular pressure, elevated intraocular pressure, high intraocular pressure, high eye pressure, elevated eye pressure, increased eye pressure, optic nerve damage, visual field defect, vision loss, blindness, surgical drainage, aqueous humor

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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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