head JofIMAB
Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2017, vol. 23, issue 4
Subject Area: Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2017234.1804
Published online: 08 December 2017

Original article

J of IMAB 2017 Oct-Dec;23(4):1804-1807
ANALYSIS OF THE VARIETY OF EYE IMPAIRMENTS IN GLAUCOMA CASES IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Tsvetomir DimitrovORCID logo Corresponding Autoremail,
Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, First General Hospital for Active Treatment Sofia AD, Sofia, Bulgaria.

ABSTRACT:
Glaucoma is a disease, which results in definitive vision reduction. The aim of this study is an analysis of the differences in eye impairments in connection with the progression of glaucoma in different age groups (children and adults). A documentary method of investigation of scientific sources, based on clinical practice, is applied. The methodology of the study comprises investigation of causes and manifestations of the disease and its typology. The specific variety in the manifestation of glaucoma is established in children and adults. Excavation of the optic nerve occurs in the adult persons, because the eyeball is already thickened, and collagen is dense. The eye begins to swell in children because the tissues are more loose; the eyeball becomes bigger, and enlargement of cornea and sclera occurs. Children and adults with the diagnosis of glaucoma have a different way of eye impairment. The early establishment and identification of symptoms prevent from the progression of the losses in the visual field, and from blindness, by means of appropriate treatment.

Keywords: glaucoma, children, adults, distinguishing characteristics,

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Dimitrov T. Analysis of the variety of eye impairments in glaucoma cases in children and adults. J of IMAB. 2017 Oct-Dec;23(4):1804-1807. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2017234.1804

Corresponding AutorCorrespondence to: Tsvetomir Dimitrov, Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, First General Hospital for Active Treatment Sofia AD; 37, Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria; E-mail: tsdimitrov.or@gmail.com

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Received: 09 September 2017
Published online: 08 December 2017

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