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  • Title: [Retinitis pigmentosa associated with glaucoma].
    Author: Peng DW.
    Journal: Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi; 1991 Sep; 27(5):262-4. PubMed ID: 1815915.
    Abstract:
    Analysis of 1400 cases of retinitis pigmentosa revealed that (1) 32 cases (2.3%) were associated with glaucoma, of which (2) 30 cases were of the angle closure type; (3) the C/D ratio was normal in over one half of the cases, and in 5 cases the optic disk remained normal after 1/2-5 years of persistent IOP elevation; (4) in 31 cases (97%) the blood pressure was below the norm of equivalent age group; and (5) pathologic examination of the trabecular meshwork in 14 cases showed no excessive pigment deposition to obstruct the outflow channels.
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