Thursday, 4 May 2017

Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Poses Threats in the Form of Increased Axial Length

journal of glaucoma impact factor
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) is one of the most common forms of eye disease that occurs due to high Intraocular Pressure (IOP). If untreated, it would leads to periphery loss of vision that gradually leads to complete blindness.. When a comparative study was initiated to determine the axial length (AL) and K value between two groups of patients consisting patients with POAG and the age matched controls group, Patients with POAG are having longer AL and flatter corneas than the age-matched controls. This would clearly highlights the risks involved for the patients of POAG.

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