A review of glaucoma surgical therapy
| Autor: | Terah R. Webb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Intraocular pressure genetic structures General Veterinary Blindness Optic-nerve degeneration business.industry Glaucoma Veterinary ophthalmology medicine.disease eye diseases Ganglion Surgical therapy medicine.anatomical_structure Ophthalmology Axon function medicine Animals Humans sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Ophthalmology. 24:34-38 |
| ISSN: | 1463-5224 1463-5216 |
| Popis: | Glaucoma is a disorder of all species due to a rise of intraocular pressure (IOP) beyond which is compatible with ganglion cell and axon function, often resulting in optic nerve degeneration and irreversible blindness. Glaucoma treatment with surgical intervention aimed at either reducing aqueous production, or increasing or altering aqueous outflow has evolved over preceding decades, but there remains no cure. The present article is intended to provide a concise review of glaucoma surgical therapies in veterinary ophthalmology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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