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Classic papers in glaucoma /

At the beginning of the 20th century, our knowledge about glaucoma was truly rudimentary. Since then, it has grown to become a field of its own and, in the past decade, our concepts about its pathogenesis and potential avenues of future therapy have taken a quantum leap forward. It was not until the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ritch, Robert, Caronia, Ronald M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: The Hague : Kugler, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:At the beginning of the 20th century, our knowledge about glaucoma was truly rudimentary. Since then, it has grown to become a field of its own and, in the past decade, our concepts about its pathogenesis and potential avenues of future therapy have taken a quantum leap forward. It was not until the 1990s that the extent of non-pressure dependent risk factors for glaucoma became widely appreciated. Investigations into the role of ischemia and alternatives to pressure-lowering therapy, such as neuroprotective agents, have become the most recent area of focus. The next generation should see man.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 439 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789062998036
9062998038