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Abstract #59185 Published in IGR 16-3
The current research status of normal tension glaucoma
Mi XS; Yuan TF; So KFClinical Interventions in Aging 2014; 9: 1563-1571
Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a progressive optic neuropathy that mimics primary open-angle glaucoma, but lacks the findings of elevated intraocular pressure or other mitigating factors that can lead to optic neuropathy. The present review summarized the causes, genetics, and mechanisms underlying NTG in both animal models and human patients. We also proposed that the neurovascular unit is a therapeutic target for NTG management.
Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China ; Department of Anatomy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Full articleClassification:
9.2.4 Normal pressure glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)
