1.0Optix Ophthalmology Clinichttps://optixcirugiaocular.com/en/Optix Laserhttps://optixcirugiaocular.com/en/author/teamblitz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kFKBZg1gr0"><a href="https://optixcirugiaocular.com/en/service/glaucoma/">Glaucoma</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://optixcirugiaocular.com/en/service/glaucoma/embed/#?secret=kFKBZg1gr0" width="600" height="338" title="“Glaucoma” — Optix Ophthalmology Clinic" data-secret="kFKBZg1gr0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://optixcirugiaocular.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://optixcirugiaocular.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/a0bee1ded47b4b4a0632a572533543bc.jpg1200800What is a Glaucoma? It is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy that appears in adulthood. It is characterized by: Thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Glaucomatous injury to the optic nerve. Visual field defects as the lesion progresses. The death of retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma occurs primarily by apoptosis (programmed cell death), rather […]