Types of glaucoma
Last reviewed: 20.11.2021
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Syndromes, accompanied by glaucoma, are divided into two main categories: primary and secondary. Primary, in which glaucoma and the causes of increased resistance to outflow and increased intraocular pressure are unknown. Secondary glaucoma is associated with known eye or systemic conditions that cause an increase in intraocular pressure and an increase in resistance to outflow.
Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma in the United States. It accounts for about 2/3 of all cases of glaucoma. This syndrome is probably a common final outcome for a number of yet undefined individual pathophysiological processes. Understanding the genetic and pathophysiological components of the disease continues to expand, so it is predicted that in the end, a number of other conditions with similar optic nerve characteristics and visual field defects will be differentiated.
The articles in this section contain illustrative photographs and a brief description of the main glaucoma syndromes:
- congenital glaucoma;
- primary open-angle glaucoma;
- secondary open-angle glaucoma;
- inflammatory glaucoma;
- phacogenic glaucoma;
- uveal glaucoma;
- primary closed angle glaucoma;
- secondary closed angle glaucoma.
In addition, some remote complications of antiglaucomatous surgical interventions have been discussed here.