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[Basic biochemical processes in glaucoma progression].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 May 2015
von Thun und Hohenstein-Blaul N, Kunst S, Pfeiffer N, Grus F H
Abstract excerpt
The term glaucoma summarizes a group of eye diseases that are accompanied by impairments of the optic nerve and related visual field deficits. An early diagnosis of glaucoma is currently not possible due to a lack of diagnostic tests; therefore, in most cases the disease is diagnosed many years after onset, which prevents an early therapy. The known risk factors for the development and progression of glaucomatous...
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