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Chris J. Hong and Graham E. Trope
CMAJ September 08, 2015 187 (12) E398-E399; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140401
Chris J. Hong
Faculty of Medicine (Hong), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Faculty of Medicine (Hong), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Glaucoma
Chris J. Hong, Graham E. Trope
CMAJ Sep 2015, 187 (12) E398-E399; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140401
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- Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world
- Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy with characteristic damage to the optic nerve leading to loss of visual field
- Primary open-angle glaucoma is a slow and silent thief of vision
- Patients require timely therapy to slow the progression of open-angle glaucoma
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency requiring prompt referral to an ophthalmologist
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