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Abstract #47591 Published in IGR 13-4
Principles of treatment of early stage glaucoma: surgery vs. Therapy (review of literature)
Kuroedov AV; Brezhnev AI; Aleksandrov AS; Ogorodnikova VIVoenno-meditsinskiĭ zhurnal 2011; 332: 28-35
Swift development of ophthalmopharmacology in last years has led to loss of starting positions surgery in glaucoma treatment, especially in early stage. Medical therapy is considered safer and not less effective in spite of problems of compliance, intolerance to hypotensive drugs in some patients with ocular surface diseases and less significant reduction of baseline intraocular pressure. There are many glaucoma guidelines refer to this data which led to significant decrease of proportions of surgery. Whether such an approach is applicable in all cases? LA: Russian
A.V. Kuroedov.
Classification:
11.1 General management, indication (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
12.1 General management, indication (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
