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Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Shields, M.B. (2008). Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Shields, M.B. (eds) Mechanisms of the Glaucomas. Ophthalmology Researchâ„¢. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-373-8_2
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