title: [Glaucomas].
abstract: Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy related to progressive loss of visual fibers. It can lead to complete blindness. There are several types of glaucoma: primitive open angle glaucomas, angle closure glaucomas, secondary glaucomas and congenital glaucomas. The diagnosis of the disease relies on the alterations of the visual field, the measure of intraocular pressure, the aspects of the optic disc and of the iridocorneal angle. As most of the glaucomas are asymptomatic, they often induce a severe loss of vision. Therefore, its systematic screening by ophthalmologists is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie Centre hospitalier universitaire 49033 Angers.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Briend
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jallet
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cochereau
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure