Primary open-angle glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy and, perhaps, the most
common form of glaucoma. Because the disease is treatable, and because the visual …

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Background Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive ocular disease
causing loss of the optic nerve rim and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with associated …

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy in adults
in which there is a characteristic acquired atrophy of the optic nerve and loss of retinal …

Background The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) has shown that topical
ocular hypotensive medication is effective in delaying or preventing the onset of primary …

PURPOSE: To evaluate risk factors for definite open-angle glaucoma (OAG), based on
African-descent participants of the Barbados Eye Studies. DESIGN: Cohort study with 81 …

Objective: To evaluate risk factors for open-angle glaucoma among black participants in the
Barbados Eye Study. Design: Population-based study of demographic, medical, ocular …

PURPOSE: To uncover risk factors for the highly variable individual rates of progression in
cases of untreated normal-tension glaucoma. METHODS: Visual field data were assembled …

Glaucoma is recognized to have its major detrimental effect upon the eye by killing retinal
ganglion cells. The process of cell death appears to be initiated at the optic nerve head …

Objectives To study familial aggregation of primary open-angle glaucoma in a general
population and to determine the absolute and relative risks for first-degree relatives …