Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Glaucoma is a group of diseases resulting in an irreversible degeneration of the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, estimated to affect more than 60 million people by 2010.1 Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXFS) results in the deposition of microfibrillar material throughout the eye, with over 50% of cases developing glaucoma. […]
Source: touchREVIEWS in Ophthalmology
Authors: Bao Jian Fan, Janey L Wiggs
Institutions: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2490917851