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Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

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Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, bilateral, insidiously progressive optic neuropathy characterised by acquired loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, producing a typical pattern of optic disc cupping and visual field loss, classically (but not always) associated with raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in the presence of an open, normal-appearing anterior chamber angle. It is the commonest form

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