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What has the author James C Tsai written?
James C. Tsai has written: 'Medical management of glaucoma' -- subject(s): Angle-closure glaucoma, Diagnosis, Glaucoma, Open-angle glaucoma, Therapy
What is primary open-angle glaucoma?
Primary" means that the glaucoma is not associated with a tumor, injury to the eye, or other eye disorder
What is angle open glaucoma?
Primary" means that the glaucoma is not associated with a tumor, injury to the eye, or other eye disorder
How does an ophthalmoscope assist in diagnosis of glaucoma?
It allows the examiner to view the interior of the eye. If the patient has open-angle glaucoma, the examiner can see a cupshaped depression in the optic disk.
What is considered in diagnosing glaucoma?
Intraocular pressure, visual field defects, the angle in the eye where the iris meets the cornea, and the appearance of the optic nerve are all considered in the diagnosis of glaucoma.
What are the treatments for open angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
What are the treatments for open-angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
Is glaucoma heritary?
The most common type of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is hereditary. If members of your immediate family have glaucoma, you are at a much higher risk than the rest of the population. Family history increases risk of glaucoma four to nine times. Hispanics in Older Age Groups.
How common is acute angle glaucoma?
Acute angle glaucoma occurs in one in 1,000 individuals
What are alternatives to trabeculectomy?
Lasers are now used to treat both closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma. Peripheral iridectomy is used for people with acute angle-closure glaucoma attacks and chronic closed-angle glaucoma
What is a rare form of open-angle glaucoma?
One rare form of open-angle glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma, is different. People with normal-tension glaucoma have optic nerve damage in the presence of normal IOP.
How do you treat closed-angle glaucoma?
iridectomy
