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Human eye cross-sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute The pink rim of disc contains nerve fibers. The white cup is a pit with no nerve fibers. As glaucoma advances, the cup enlarges until it occupies most of the disc area. Courtesy AgingEye Times Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing ...
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Glaucoma Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/
- Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute
- American Health Assistance Foundation http://www.ahaf.org/
- Glaucoma Foundation
- Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org
- American Optometric Association http://www.aoanet.org/
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS http://www.nei.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
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