Ophthalmol Glaucoma
Ophthalmol Glaucoma2018Historical Article

Glaucoma Diagnosis: from the Artisanal to the Defined.

Disease ProgressionDiagnosis & Screening

Summary

In 400BC, Hippocrates wrote the first record of glaucoma. Since then, increasingly objective diagnostic techniques have enabled earlier detection of glaucoma and its progression, providing greater certainty in decision-making and early medical and surgical intervention.

Abstract

In 400BC, Hippocrates wrote the first record of glaucoma. Since then, increasingly objective diagnostic techniques have enabled earlier detection of glaucoma and its progression, providing greater certainty in decision-making and early medical and surgical intervention.

Discussion

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