glaucoma mechanism

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Tom wrote: > So is the theory that increased pressure in the eye > causes decreased blood flow to the optic nerve?

That’s one theory…another is that elevated pressure itself causes death of axons (nerve fibers).  I’m sure that there is some component of both going on in most patients. –Rick Cohn, MD

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So is the theory that increased pressure in the eye causes decreased blood flow to the optic nerve?

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