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Abstract #127199 Published in IGR 25-3
Open-angle glaucoma: Who is affected and what are the risk factors?
Welzel AM; Hasan S; Stingl JV; Hoffmann EM; Schuster AKDie Ophthalmologie 2025; 122: 503-509
Open-angle glaucoma is one of the main causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide and also in Germany. Because open-angle glaucoma involves the irreversible loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, which results in irreversible visual field and visual acuity impairments, early detection of the disease is crucial. This article presents and evaluates the epidemiology and risk factors for open-angle glaucoma.
Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland. annamaria.welzel@unimedizin-mainz.de.
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