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Translaminar Autonomous System Model for the Modulation of Intraocular and Intracranial Pressure in Human Donor Posterior Segments
Published on: April 24, 2020
[High blood pressure-low ocular pressure: the parallels. The ophthalmologist's point of view]
1Centre du glaucome, CHNO des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris.
Abstract:
Although numerous similarities exist between hypertension and high intraocular pressure, risk models of hypertension are far in advance of glaucoma models. With the results of cohort studies such as the OHTS and the EMGT, we can define risk factors for developing glaucoma as well as risk factors for glaucoma progression. To facilitate the evaluation of the risk of developing glaucoma in patients with high intraocular pressure, a new calculator, the STAR (scoring tool for assessing risk), has been developed based on the results of the OHTS. This calculator certainly helps clinicians in therapy decisions but will not replace clinical assessment.
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