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The medical management of primary open-angle glaucoma in the elderly patient
D Schoevaerdts1, L Levecq, D Vanpee
1Department of Geriatrics, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Av. Therasse 1, 5530 Godinne, Belgium. Didier.Schoevaerdts@intr.ucl.ac.be
Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie
|April 30, 2003
Abstract:
Glaucoma is a frequent cause of blindness in the elderly. It is defined as a neuropathy of the optic nerve for which the main risk factor is an elevated intraocular pressure. The management of glaucoma is described with an emphasis on diagnostic procedure and on the topical drug treatment. The potential side effects of these drugs are discussed from the geriatric point of view.