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The medical management of primary open-angle glaucoma in the elderly patient.

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Schoevaerdts, Didier [MONT] Levecq, Laurent [MONT] Vanpee, Dominique [UCL] Swine, Christian [UCL]

Glaucoma is a frequent cause of blindness in the elderly. It is defined as a neuropathy of the optic nerve for which the main risk factor is an elevated intraocular pressure. The management of glaucoma is described with an emphasis on diagnostic procedure and on the topical drug treatment. The potential side effects of these drugs are discussed from the geriatric point of view.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Comparative Study, Journal Article
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2003
Journal information "Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie" - Vol. 36, no. 2, p. 121-3 (2003)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0948-6704
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
MESH Subject Aged ; Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage - adverse effects ; Blindness - prevention & control ; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis - drug therapy ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure - drug effects ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; Tonometry, Ocular ; Visual Fields - drug effects
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Bibliographic reference Schoevaerdts, Didier ; Levecq, Laurent ; Vanpee, Dominique ; Swine, Christian. The medical management of primary open-angle glaucoma in the elderly patient.. In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, Vol. 36, no. 2, p. 121-3 (2003)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/27445