High Tension Versus Normal Tension Glaucoma. A Comparison of structural and Functional Examinations
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sborník abstrakt. XX. Výroční jsezd ČOS |
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| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | Normal Tension Glaucoma High Tension glaucoma PERG PVEP |
| Description | Using the examination technique of PERG and PVEP the autors found, that in the high tension glacomas of varied etiology (PPOAG, PG, PEXG) the damage occurs in the whole optic pathway (from the retinal ganglion cells up to the centers of vision in the brain). Patients with PG had the highest degree of damage of optic pathway. In normal tension glaucoma, howevwr, the ganglion cell layer was relatively normat, but pathological changes were found in the optic pathway. |