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Angle Closure and Glaucoma

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The primary therapy of angle-closure diseases is completely different to that of open-angle glaucoma, therefore their terminology, classifications and therapies are described in detail. Primary angle-closure is a diagnosis of exclusion, so find out all causes for secondary glaucomas.

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  1. Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

    Prof. Christoph Faschinger

  2. “Sanatorium Hera” Glaucoma Outpatient Service Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Dr. Anton Hommer

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Faschinger, C., Hommer, A. (2012). Angle Closure and Glaucoma. In: Gonioscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28610-0_7

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