What Is Glaucoma?

Patients with glaucoma may have eye pressures that range from high to low and may have varying damage to the optic nerve, which in turn may or may not correlate with loss of peripheral visual field. Ramanathan and Ernest discuss why it has been so difficult for researchers to uncover more informatio...

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Published in:Perspectives in biology and medicine 1998, Vol.42 (1), p.8-13
Main Authors: Ramanathan, Saras, Ernest, J. Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eyes & eyesight
Glaucoma
Glaucoma - diagnosis
Glaucoma - history
Glaucoma - therapy
History
History of medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Medical research
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Summary:Patients with glaucoma may have eye pressures that range from high to low and may have varying damage to the optic nerve, which in turn may or may not correlate with loss of peripheral visual field. Ramanathan and Ernest discuss why it has been so difficult for researchers to uncover more information about glaucoma.
ISSN:0031-5982
1529-8795
1529-8795
DOI:10.1353/pbm.1998.0028