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Review
. 2016 Oct-Dec;6(4):182-186.
doi: 10.1016/j.tjo.2016.05.009. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Controversies in the vascular theory of glaucomatous optic nerve degeneration

Syed Shoeb Ahmad  1
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Review

Controversies in the vascular theory of glaucomatous optic nerve degeneration

Syed Shoeb Ahmad. Taiwan J Ophthalmol. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

An understanding of the pathogenesis of glaucoma is one of the foundations in glaucoma management. A number of theories have been presented to explain glaucomatous neural degeneration. The vascular theory attempts to explain the causation of glaucoma on the basis of vasogenic factors and altered he-modynamics in the body; however, this theory remains controversial. There are proponents for and against the role played by vascular factors in the development of glaucomatous optic nerve degeneration. This review aims to analyze the various studies performed to provide evidence for and against the vascular theory of glaucoma. It also affirms the need to undertake further studies regarding the path-ogenesis of glaucoma and integrate them into our management strategies. The literature search for this systemic analysis was performed using search engines, such as PubMed, The Virtual Library of the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Google Scholar, and ClinicalKey.

Keywords: autoregulation; blood pressure; glaucoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: There are no potential financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.

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