I discuss the condition of chronic glaucoma in terms that make high intraocular pressure simply one of several risk factors instead of an integral part of the disease definition. I review some of the clinical observations that constitute a basis for this perspective and explore the immediate therapeutic implications of this manner of conceptualizing the disease.
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Douglas R. Anderson (1989) studied this question.
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