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EnglishGlaucoma denotes a broad and heterogeneous range of ocular diseases, all of them sharing a damage to the optic nerve which, on the long run, is able to cause irreversible visual field loss and vision impairment. According to a popular and authoritative study conducted in 2006 by Quigley and Braman [1], glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide: the aforementioned study reports that the estimated number of persons affected by glaucoma is around 60 million in 2010 and such a number is expected to increase to 79.6 million by 2020.
| Titolo: | The Role of Central Corneal Thickness in Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Glaucoma denotes a broad and heterogeneous range of ocular diseases, all of them sharing a damage to the optic nerve which, on the long run, is able to cause irreversible visual field loss and vision impairment. According to a popular and authoritative study conducted in 2006 by Quigley and Braman [1], glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide: the aforementioned study reports that the estimated number of persons affected by glaucoma is around 60 million in 2010 and such a number is expected to increase to 79.6 million by 2020. |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11570/3146952 |
| ISBN: | 978-93-87500-32-7 |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 14.b.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio) |
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| glaucoma-copertina.pdf | Copertina | Versione Editoriale (PDF) | Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved) | Open Access Visualizza/Apri |
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