Primary open angle glaucoma. The need for a consensus case definition
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Primary open angle glaucoma. The need for a consensus case definition.
Primary open angle glaucoma is an important cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United Kingdom. This paper gives a brief overview of the condition and its management. It presents evidence of the continued absence of a consensus case definition for this condition. This has resulted in considerable uncertainty about what is diagnosed and treated as primary open angle glaucoma. The imp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.9.752