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[Primary open angle glaucoma,age and age-related cardiovascular disease risk factors]
M H Nizankowska1, A Turno-Krecicka
1Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki AM we Wrocławiu.
Klinika Oczna
|August 8, 1998
Abstract:
The authors present current opinions about influence of age and different cardiovascular and rheological risk factors on POAG and normal tension glaucoma (NTG), especially in age-related diseases: systemic hypertension and hypotension, nocturnal systemic hypotension, diabetes, obesity and high blood viscosity. The work points out the importance of cooperation between ophthalmologist and specialist of internal medicine in treating patients with POAG and NTG.