Glaucoma, Primary Open Angle

Known as: simple chronic glaucoma, Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, GLAUCOMA, CHRONIC SIMPLE 
A form of glaucoma in which there is no visible abnormality in the trabecular meshwork.
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Primary open-angle glaucoma
Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is characterized by the progressive degeneration of the optic nerve, leading to visual… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma in Japanese: the Tajimi Study.
PURPOSE To assess the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and its association with intraocular pressure (IOP) in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: baseline factors that predict the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma.
BACKGROUND The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) has shown that topical ocular hypotensive medication is effective in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: a randomized trial determines that topical ocular hypotensive medication delays or prevents the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma.
BACKGROUND Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States and worldwide. Three… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma caused by mutations in optineurin.
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) affects 33 million individuals worldwide and is a leading cause of blindness. In a study of 54… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Vascular risk factors for primary open angle glaucoma: the Egna-Neumarkt Study.
OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of vascular risk factors on the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma. DESIGN Population… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Identification of a gene that causes primary open angle glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness and is characterized by progressive degeneration of the optic nerve and is usually… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
TUNEL-positive ganglion cells in human primary open-angle glaucoma.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether retinal ganglion cell death in primary open-angle glaucoma occurs by apoptosis. METHODS Eighteen… (More)
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Mechanisms of optic nerve damage in primary open angle glaucoma.
Several mechanisms have been postulated to explain the optic nerve damage that occurs in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). No… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Trabecular meshwork cellularity in primary open-angle glaucoma and nonglaucomatous normals.
The trabecular meshwork cellularity (cells/unit tissue area) was compared in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG… (More)
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