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Source: Fiscella RG, Lesar TS, Owaidhah OA, Edward DP. Glaucoma. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 10th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2017. http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1861§ionid=133893440. Accessed May 12, 2017.
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Inherited disorder, congenital, or secondary to disease, trauma, or drugs.
Secondary open-angle glaucoma caused by:
Secondary glaucoma classified as:
Pretrabecular.
Trabecular.
Posttrabecular.
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Affects up to 4 million individuals in the US and 70 million individuals worldwide.
Second leading cause of blindness.
Incidence increases with increasing age as well as family history, thinner central corneal thickness, lower ocular perfusion pressure, type 2 diabetes, myopia, and certain genetic mutations.
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Ocular hypertension.
Increased IOP
Older age.
Family history of glaucoma.
Lower ocular perfusion pressure.
Lower blood pressure.
Thinner central cornea.
Optic disk hemorrhage.
Larger cup-to-disk ratio.
Specific visual field findings.
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION
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