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A Practical Approach to the Management of Normal Tension Glaucoma

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The management of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) has been a therapeutic challenge for the writer over the past 20 Years. For this period of time he has had responsibility for managing a clinic comprising entirely of patients with (possible) NTG. His views on management are based on this practical experience.

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Hitchings, R.A. (2004). A Practical Approach to the Management of Normal Tension Glaucoma. In: Glaucoma. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18633-2_10

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