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Abstract #66215 Published in IGR 17-3
Update on the Prevalence, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Monitoring of Normal-Tension Glaucoma
Kim KE; Park KHAsia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2016; 5: 23-31
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is a type of open-angle glaucoma with intraocular pressure measurements always 21 mm Hg or less. A controversy surrounding NTG is the question of whether it should be regarded as a disease within the spectrum of primary open-angle glaucoma or as a distinctive disease entity. Nonetheless, NTG does have distinctive features compared with primary open-angle glaucoma: intraocular pressure-independent risk factors for development of NTG, characteristic patterns of structural and functional damage, and a unique disease course. This review provides an overview and update on the current issues surrounding the prevalence, etiology, diagnosis, and monitoring of NTG.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Full articleClassification:
9.2.4 Normal pressure glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)
1.1 Epidemiology (Part of: 1 General aspects)
