title: [New concept of glaucoma. Primarily an optic neuropathy, not a disease of the anterior chamber angle].
abstract: Glaucoma is now considered to be primarily an optic neuropathy, not a disease of the anterior chamber angle. Although intraocular pressure remains a crucial variable, the relationship between increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma is now recognised as being less simple than formerly believed. The new approach to the disease is reflected in a review by the National Board of Health and Welfare of the most recent advances in our knowledge of open-angle glaucoma, advances made possible by improvements in diagnostics and epidemiology. The prognosis of glaucoma is considerably better than often appreciated, by the profession and by the general public.
authors.affiliation: Ogonkliniken, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmö.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heijl
mesh_terms: D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D013548:Sweden; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions