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Review
. 2019 May;116(5):409-414.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-018-0820-z.

[Glaucoma treatment in high myopia]

[Article in German]
B Voykov  1 , J M Rohrbach  2
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Review

[Glaucoma treatment in high myopia]

[Article in German]
B Voykov et al. Ophthalmologe. 2019 May.

Abstract

Both high myopia and glaucoma can have devastating effects on the visual function. Diagnostic tests and treatment can be challenging when both diseases are coexistent. This article discusses some of the typical problems in the management of glaucoma in highly myopic patients.

Keywords: Diagnostics; Glaucoma surgery; Primary open-angle glaucoma; Treatment; Visual function.

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