Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma  

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Kwon, Young H. ; Fingert, John H. ; Kuehn, Markus H. ; Alward, Wallace L.M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The New England Journal of Medicine (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 360 no. 11 (Mar. 2009), page 1113.
Topik: Epidemiology and Risk Factors; Clinical Presentation; Myocilin; Genetic Features; Effect on the Trabecular Meshwork; Decrased Secretion; Damage to the Optic-Nerve Head; Cellular Stress; Structural Changes; Damage to Retinal Ganglion-Cell Axons; Loss of Retinal Ganglion Cells

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: N08.K.2009.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Glaucoma is a chronic, degenerative optic neuropathy that can be distinguished from most other forms of acquired optic neuropathy by the characteristic appearance of the optic nerve. In glaucoma, the neuroretinal rim of the optic nerve becomes progressively thinner, thereby enlarging the optic-nerve cup. This phenomenon is referred to as optic-nerve cupping. Its cause is the loss of retinal ganglion cell axons, along with supporting glia and vasculature. The remaining neuroretinal rim retains its normal pink color. In other optic neuropathies, the optic-nerve tissue loses its pink color and cupping does not develop. A rare exception is arteritic anterior ischemic . . .

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