Different IOP, different diseases?
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016), Review Articles
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016)

Different IOP, different diseases?

Review Articles
https://doi.org/10.35119/maio.v1i2.25
Published 2016-12-15
Michele Iester
Anatomical-Clinical Laboratory for Functional Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma and Neuroophthalmology, Eye Clinic, DINOGMI, University of Genoa, Genoa; Italy
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-2637
Elisa D’Alessandro
Anatomical-Clinical Laboratory for Functional Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma and Neuroophthalmology, Eye Clinic, DINOGMI, University of Genoa, Genoa; Italy
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Iester M, D’Alessandro E. Different IOP, different diseases?. MAIO [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 15 [cited 2024 Dec. 3];1(2):97-102. Available from: https://www.maio-journal.com/index.php/MAIO/article/view/25
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Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Normal tension glaucoma

Abstract

Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by typical optic nerve head changes and visual field defects. These alterations are caused by an intraocular pressure (IOP) being too high for the wellbeing of the specific optic disc. Typical clinical findings in glaucoma patients include thinning of the optic disc rim (Fig. 1), loss of retinal nerve fibers in the inferior sector with subsequent visual field defects in the superior sector.

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