title: Unilateral glaucoma.
abstract: A prospective study of 161 consecutive glaucoma patients conducted from June 1983 to May 1984 showed that 81 (50.3%) had unilateral glaucoma. The causes of the unilateral disease were primary open-angle glaucoma (38.3%) and secondary glaucoma (61.7%). During this year long study primary angle-closure glaucoma was not observed. The relatively frequent occurrence of unilateral primary open-angle glaucoma poses a riddle for which I have no explanation to offer.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity