Advances in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma.
More changes have occurred in the last 10 years in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma than occurred in the previous 100 years. Emphasis in diagnosis and follow-up has shifted from measurement of the intraocular pressure to detection and assessment of damage to the optic nerve, objectively and subjectively.
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Glaucoma Service, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008403:Mass Screening; D014130:Trabeculectomy