Glaucoma enigma.
This paper addresses the complex questions of the definition of primary open-angle glaucoma, its pathological changes, the sites at which these changes could operate, and the temporal order in which they might occur. A vascular model is proposed that could satisfy the several clinical forms of presentation of open-angle glaucoma. Questions are raised concerning areas deserving of research that will help solve the existing enigma of glaucoma.
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D001370:Axonal Transport; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D012160:Retina / Q000098:blood supply; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology