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Abstract #5172 Published in IGR 1-2
Foeraendrad syn pa glaukom. I foersta hand en optikusneuropati, inte en sjukdom i oegats kammarvinkel. (New concept of glaucoma. Primarily an optic neuropathy, not a disease of the anterior chamber angle)
Heijl ALakartidningen 1999; 96: 1688-1691
Glaucoma is now considered to be primarily an optic neuropathy, not a disease of the anterior chamber angle. Although intraocular pressure remains a crucial variable, the relationship between increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma is now recognised as being less simple than formerly believed. The new approach to the disease is reflected in a review by the National Board of Health and Welfare of the most recent advances in our knowledge of open-angle glaucoma, advances made possible by improvements in diagnostics and epidemiology. The prognosis of glaucoma is considerably better than often appreciated, by the profession and by the general public.LA: Swedish
Ogonkliniken, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmoe.
Classification:
1.3 Pathogenesis (Part of: 1 General aspects)
