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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4293633 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Experimental eye research 20110818 4
Glaucoma is a family of diseases whose pathology is defined by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells. Clinically, glaucoma presents as a distinctive optic neuropathy with associated visual field loss. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), chronic angle-closure glaucoma (ACG), and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) are the most prevalent forms of glaucoma globally and are the most common causes of glaucoma-related blindness worldwide. A host of genetic and environmental factors contribute to glauc ...[more]