NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA

Course overview

NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA IS A CHARACTERISTIC GLAUCOMATOUS OPTIC NEUROPATHY WITH INTRAOCULAR PRESSURES IN THE NORMAL RANGE. IT IS A COMMON CONDITION AND CAN LEAD TO BILATERAL BLINDNESS. MONITORING AND TREATMENT CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF VISUAL MORBIDITY IN MOST PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.