Perspectives in Glaucoma Research —— Part I. Special Topic Issue: Ophthalmologica 1996, Vol. 210, No. 5

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ISBN: 9783805563789 出版年：1996 页码：69 S.Karger

Glaucoma is no longer regarded merely as an elevated pressure in the eye which causes optic nerve changes but rather a disease of the optic nerve with characteristic features of damage at the nerve head and visual field. Increased intraocular pressure is of course a major risk factor, however for patients suffering from so-called normal or low tension glaucoma, other causes such as pathologic changes in blood flow, structural changes of retina or optic nerve head vasculature have been identified. This publication presents a number of outstanding overviews and contributions in which basic aspects of retinal, optic nerve head and choroidal vasculature and mechanisms for blood flow regulation are discussed. It also includes new concepts for glaucoma therapy.