Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a complex progressive optic nerve neuropathy
triggered by both environmental and genetic risk factors. Several ocular tissues, including …

Purpose Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a characteristic optic neuropathy which
progresses to irreversible vision loss. Few genes have been detected that influence POAG …

Glaucoma is a group of heterogeneous optic neuropathies with complex genetic basis.
Among the three principle subtypes of glaucoma, primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) …

Affecting nearly 80 million individuals, glaucoma is the number one cause of irreversible
blindness in the world. This ocular disease describes a set of optic neuropathies of which …

Over the last decade, genetic studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS),
have accelerated the discovery of genes and genomic regions contributing to primary open …

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a genetically, physiologically, and phenotypically
complex neurodegenerative disorder. This study addressed the expanding collection of …

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle
glaucoma (POAG), the most common type, is a complex inherited disorder that is …

Glaucoma is a group of progressive optic neuropathies that have in common characteristic
optic nerve head changes, loss of retinal ganglion cells and visual field defects. Among the …

Epidemiological studies suggest that by 2020 the prevalence of primary open angle
glaucoma (POAG) is estimated to increase to 76.0 million, and to 111.8 million by 2040 …

Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of visual impairment and
blindness worldwide. To date, at least 20 genetic loci for POAG have been reported. Only 3 …