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Medical Treatment of Glaucoma.
PURPOSE this review aims to establish the easiest possible diagram to aid the ophthalmologist in the management of the numerous antiglaucomatous agents that have been increasing our therapeutic group. METHOD we have analyzed the indications, advantages and inconveniences of the medical treatment successively and have reviewed the criteria used to choose a specific drug based on glaucoma sever...
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needling is haemorrhage – either sub-conjunctivally or into the anterior chamber. If your view is obscured, then you should stop and try another time. A hyphaema requires the patient to be reassured, as their vision will be affected: you should wait until you are sure the active bleeding has stopped. Let the patient rest for 30–60 minutes then check for ongoing haemorrhage and a pressure rise, ...
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The purpose of this study is to review the current medical treatment and the new and better alternatives for patients with glaucoma. Glaucoma refers to a group of related eye disorders that have in common an optic neuropathy associated with visual function loss. It is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Glaucoma can damage vision gradually so it may not be noticed unt...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1956
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.40.12.765