| Autor: |
José M. De Jesús, Jenilee Rebarber |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Optometry, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 206-211 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1888-4296 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S1888-4296(10)70030-3 |
| Popis: |
It is beyond dispute that elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for the development of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Nonetheless, only a minority of patients with elevated IOP generate the disease. This leads to the notion that POAG is a progressive optic neuropathy caused by added factors that may work in concert with elevated IOP. Corneal viscoelastic resistance and vascular autoregulation have been associated to the effects of elevated IOP. This article discusses investigational facts suggesting that altered corneal viscoelastic/elastic properties and vascular dysregulation may contribute to the development of POAG in patients with elevated IOP. |
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