"Low Tension Glaucoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A form of glaucoma in which chronic optic nerve damage and loss of vision normally attributable to buildup of intraocular pressure occurs despite prevailing conditions of normal intraocular pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D057066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.525.381.703 C11.640.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Low Tension Glaucoma- Low Tension Glaucoma
- Glaucoma, Low Tension
- Low Tension Glaucomas
- Normal Tension Glaucoma
- Glaucoma, Normal Tension
- Normal Tension Glaucomas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Low Tension Glaucoma" by people in Profiles.
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Furlanetto RL, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Gardiner SK, Ritch R, Krupin T. Risk factors for optic disc hemorrhage in the low-pressure glaucoma treatment study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 May; 157(5):945-52.
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de Beaufort HC, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Prata TS, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. Recurrent disc hemorrhage does not increase the rate of visual field progression. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun; 248(6):839-44.
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Ahrlich KG, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Prata TS, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. Visual field progression differences between normal-tension and exfoliative high-tension glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Mar; 51(3):1458-63.