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  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is characterized by elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON).
  • Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) presents with GON but normal IOP, creating diagnostic confusion.
  • The relationship between IOP and GON in NTG is unclear, unlike in POAG.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the disease entity of normal tension glaucoma (NTG).
  • To investigate whether NTG is a distinct condition separate from primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
  • To propose a new conceptualization of NTG based on emerging evidence.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent evidence and clinical observations.
  • Comparative analysis of disease mechanisms in POAG and NTG.
  • Hypothesis formulation based on current understanding of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON).

Main Results:

  • Increasing evidence suggests NTG or IOP-independent GON may not be a form of glaucoma.
  • NTG appears to have diverse and complex etiologies, differing from POAG.
  • GON in NTG might be secondary to various local or systemic disorders.

Conclusions:

  • NTG, particularly when associated with identifiable primary conditions, may not be a glaucomatous disease.
  • NTG could represent a group of disorders sharing GON as a common clinical feature or phenotype.
  • This reclassification challenges the traditional view of NTG as a subtype of POAG.