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SUBMITTER: Ittoop SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5055550 | biostudies-other | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Advances in therapy 20160816 10
Glaucoma is a common optic neuropathy that can lead to irreversible vision loss, and intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only known modifiable risk factor. The primary method of treating glaucoma involves lowering IOP using medications, laser and/or invasive surgery. Currently, we rely on in-office measurements of IOP to assess diurnal variation and to define successful management of disease. These measurements only convey a fraction of a patient's circadian IOP pattern and may frequently miss pea ...[more]