"Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss and blindness in the world. Of the population affected by glaucoma, ~10% have resulted in blindness1."
"The pathology of open-angle glaucoma is not fully understood. Preliminary evidence suggests that there is axonal loss leading to neuropathy with open-angle glaucoma. It is important to note that a large population of patients with open-angle glaucoma will not have the characteristic "elevated intraocular pressure" 3."
Expected headings
"Complications"
"secondary glaucoma (e.g. neovascular glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, exfoliation glaucoma, uveitic glaucoma, lens-induced glaucoma)"
"There is evolving literature regarding the use of MRI in the setting of glaucoma 4. The following may be features of glaucoma detected by MRI:"