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Facts about glaucoma?
- progressive optic neuropathy
- ant+post segments
- high iop causes damage: retina/optic nerve
- VF changes
- asx until advnaced
- blindness irreversible
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What is glaucoma?
optic neuropathy
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What are the types of OAG?
- POAG- high IOP
- NTG- normal iop
- 2ndy OAG
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What is the prevalance of POAG?
africans, latinos
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What is the prevalence of all glaucoma?
africans>chinese>latinos
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What is the prevalence of PACG?
Chinese
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What is the prevalence of OCH?
whites
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RF of OAG?
- africans and hispanics
- age
- fmHx
- high IOP
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Glaucoma and blacks?
- 3-6x POAG
- earlier, rapidly, blindness
- thinner corneas 515
- >OD
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Glaucoma abos?
- thinner cornea
- larger disc
- PXF higher
- diabetes
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What is defined as a ACG?
>270 degrees
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RF of PACG?
- age
- FmHx
- race: chinese 80-90%, eskimo, indian
- gender: females smaller eyes 70%
- Ocular: AC depth, hyperopia, lens thickness, small CC
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What type of glaucoma causes more morbidity?
PACG>POAG
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What can cause 2ndy glaucomas?
PXF, PDS, uveitis, diabetes, trauma, CRVO,BRVO
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