High -Yield Internal Medicine Board Exam Pearls by Knowmedge - HTML preview

POAG

 Most common form of glaucoma and most common cause of irreversible blindness in

the world

 Painless loss of peripheral vision that is gradual in nature. Later on, it can affect

central vision

 Optic cup: disc ratio >0.5

 Risk factors include age greater than 40, African-American race, and positive family

history

 Mainstay of treatment is with pharmacological eye agents such as beta blockers,

carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, adrenergic agonists, hyperosmotic agents, and

prostaglandin analogues

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