Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly

Lens-induced glaucoma comprises a number of different glaucomatous processes occurring in the elderly that share in common the role of the crystalline lens in the mechanism of increase in intraocular pressure. We will review the anatomic predisposing factors, their physiology, signs and symptoms, an...

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Autores principales: Papaconstantinou, Dimitris, Georgalas, Ilias, Kourtis, Nikos, Krassas, Augustine, Diagourtas, Andreas, Koutsandrea, Chrysanthi, Georgopoulos, Gerasimos
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19696897
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author Papaconstantinou, Dimitris
Georgalas, Ilias
Kourtis, Nikos
Krassas, Augustine
Diagourtas, Andreas
Koutsandrea, Chrysanthi
Georgopoulos, Gerasimos
author_facet Papaconstantinou, Dimitris
Georgalas, Ilias
Kourtis, Nikos
Krassas, Augustine
Diagourtas, Andreas
Koutsandrea, Chrysanthi
Georgopoulos, Gerasimos
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description Lens-induced glaucoma comprises a number of different glaucomatous processes occurring in the elderly that share in common the role of the crystalline lens in the mechanism of increase in intraocular pressure. We will review the anatomic predisposing factors, their physiology, signs and symptoms, and therapeutic approach. We will consider two studies and discuss the visual results and risk factors associated with these pathologic conditions.
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spelling pubmed-27228722009-08-20 Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly Papaconstantinou, Dimitris Georgalas, Ilias Kourtis, Nikos Krassas, Augustine Diagourtas, Andreas Koutsandrea, Chrysanthi Georgopoulos, Gerasimos Clin Interv Aging Review Lens-induced glaucoma comprises a number of different glaucomatous processes occurring in the elderly that share in common the role of the crystalline lens in the mechanism of increase in intraocular pressure. We will review the anatomic predisposing factors, their physiology, signs and symptoms, and therapeutic approach. We will consider two studies and discuss the visual results and risk factors associated with these pathologic conditions. Dove Medical Press 2009 2009-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2722872/ /pubmed/19696897 Text en © 2009 Papaconstantinou et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Papaconstantinou, Dimitris
Georgalas, Ilias
Kourtis, Nikos
Krassas, Augustine
Diagourtas, Andreas
Koutsandrea, Chrysanthi
Georgopoulos, Gerasimos
Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title_full Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title_fullStr Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title_full_unstemmed Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title_short Lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
title_sort lens-induced glaucoma in the elderly
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19696897
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