Glaucoma crônico simples - modificações de conceito

Summary The purpose of the review was to present the personal point of view of the Author on the Concept of Chronic Simple Glaucoma as a result of an extensive bibliographic study. It is to be mentionned that the main concept of disease is not anymore pressure-dependent as it used to be some years a...

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Main Authors: HARLEY E. A. BICAS, Celso Antonio de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27491993000500230&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-b8b69ffcb90e4ae8baf76b5886b60f5a2020-11-24T23:11:57ZengConselho Brasileiro de OftalmologiaArquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia1678-292556523023310.5935/0004-2749.19930016S0004-27491993000500230Glaucoma crônico simples - modificações de conceitoHARLEY E. A. BICASCelso Antonio de CarvalhoSummary The purpose of the review was to present the personal point of view of the Author on the Concept of Chronic Simple Glaucoma as a result of an extensive bibliographic study. It is to be mentionned that the main concept of disease is not anymore pressure-dependent as it used to be some years ago. There is a strong tendency at the present time to stress the importance of the glaucomatous damage of the optic nerve and visual fields as fundamental points for the definition and treatment of the disease.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27491993000500230&lng=en&tlng=en
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title_short Glaucoma crônico simples - modificações de conceito
title_full Glaucoma crônico simples - modificações de conceito
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title_full_unstemmed Glaucoma crônico simples - modificações de conceito
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description Summary The purpose of the review was to present the personal point of view of the Author on the Concept of Chronic Simple Glaucoma as a result of an extensive bibliographic study. It is to be mentionned that the main concept of disease is not anymore pressure-dependent as it used to be some years ago. There is a strong tendency at the present time to stress the importance of the glaucomatous damage of the optic nerve and visual fields as fundamental points for the definition and treatment of the disease.
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