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Which of the following is TRUE about glaucoma?
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Meanwhile, here are several true, high-yield facts about glaucoma (pick the one that matches your choices):
- Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy typically associated with progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells and characteristic optic disc cupping.
- Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor but glaucoma can occur with normal IOP (normal-tension glaucoma) and not everyone with high IOP develops glaucoma (ocular hypertension).
- Primary open-angle glaucoma causes painless, progressive peripheral visual field loss (often asymptomatic early).
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ophthalmic emergency: it causes sudden, painful red eye, severe vision loss, headache, nausea/vomiting, a mid-dilated nonreactive pupil, and markedly raised IOP.
- Diagnosis relies on clinical exam (optic disc assessment), IOP measurement (tonometry), visual field testing, and retinal nerve fiber/OCT imaging.
- Treatments aim to lower IOP: topical medications (prostaglandin analogs, beta-blockers, alpha-agonists, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors), laser (trabeculoplasty or peripheral iridotomy), and incisional surgery (trabeculectomy, shunts).
If you give the specific options, I’ll identify which is true.
Meanwhile, here are several true, high-yield facts about glaucoma (pick the one that matches your choices):
- Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy typically associated with progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells and characteristic optic disc cupping.
- Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor but glaucoma can occur with normal IOP (normal-tension glaucoma) and not everyone with high IOP develops glaucoma (ocular hypertension).
- Primary open-angle glaucoma causes painless, progressive peripheral visual field loss (often asymptomatic early).
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ophthalmic emergency: it causes sudden, painful red eye, severe vision loss, headache, nausea/vomiting, a mid-dilated nonreactive pupil, and markedly raised IOP.
- Diagnosis relies on clinical exam (optic disc assessment), IOP measurement (tonometry), visual field testing, and retinal nerve fiber/OCT imaging.
- Treatments aim to lower IOP: topical medications (prostaglandin analogs, beta-blockers, alpha-agonists, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors), laser (trabeculoplasty or peripheral iridotomy), and incisional surgery (trabeculectomy, shunts).
If you give the specific options, I’ll identify which is true.
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