英文标题: Care of the Patient with Open Angle Glaucoma
作者: 美国视光协会(AOA)
出处: AOA网站
内容介绍:
Glaucoma is not a single clinical entity but a group of ocular diseases with various causes that ultimately are associated with a progressive optic neuropathy leading to loss of vision function. About 6.7 million persons worldwide are blind as a result of glaucoma, making it the second leading cause of bilateral blindness.1 An estimated 130,000 Americans are blind from glaucoma,1 making it the third most common cause of blindness in the United States.