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Full-Circle Cauterization of Limbal Vascular Plexus for Surgically Induced Glaucoma in Rodents
Published on: February 15, 2022
[Overdiagnosis in glaucoma--a real problem?]
M Zemba1, B Cucu, Alina Stinghe
1Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central.
Purpose:
To reassess the diagnosis in a group of patients with diagnosis and treatment for open-angle glaucoma.
Method:
Group of 100 patients with diagnosis and treatment for open-angle glaucoma, sent in our clinic for automated perimetry. We assess: intraocular pressure, automated perimetry, the head of optic disc; sometimes we stopped the treatment and reassess the intraocular pressure; sometimes pahimetry. We confirm or not the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma.
Results:
In 41 patients the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma was not real.
Conclusions:
The diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma is made often without clear medical evidences.
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