Research Notes on Low Tension Glaucoma
Low-tension glaucoma is due optic nerve atrophy and excavation with typical field defects of glaucoma, but without abnormal increase in intraocular pressure.1 It is a type of glaucoma that develops even when there is no increase in eye pressure. Many experts say that people who develop this condition have unusually sensitive optic nerves.2
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Top Resources on Low Tension Glaucoma
- WrongDiagnosis: Description Of Low-tension Glaucoma
- eMedicine: Glaucoma, Low Tension: Introduction
- Eye Info: Low Tension Glaucoma - Information Sheet
- Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust: Low Tension Glaucoma
- National Research Council Canada: Special Considerations In Low Tension Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Consultants Northwest: Glaucoma - Normal And Low Tension
- Centre for Cancer Education: Definition Of Low Tension Glaucoma
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Research Notes References
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Description Of Low-tension Glaucoma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 eMedicine: Glaucoma, Low Tension: Introduction
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