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C. Nucci et al. (Eds.)

Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 173

ISSN 0079-6123

Copyright r 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

CHAPTER 14

The treatment of normal-tension glaucoma

Priya V. Desai and Joseph Caprioli

Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, 100 Stein Plaza, Suite 2-118, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Abstract: Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is generally defined as visual field loss and optic nerve defects consistent with glaucoma and an intraocular pressure (IOP) that does not exceed 21 mmHg (Allingham, R.R., Damji, K., Freedman, S., Moroi, S., Shafranov, G., Shields, M.B. (2005). In: Pine J. and Murphy J. (Eds.), Shields’ Textbook of Glaucoma, 5th edn., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 197–207, Chapter 11). If a patient has an atypical presentation (unilateral disease, decreased central visual acuity or visual field loss not consistent with optic disk appearance) then the clinician should rule out medical or neurologic etiologies. IOP-dependent and IOP-independent mechanisms play a role in NTG nerve damage. The exact mechanisms of IOP-independent damage are not currently known. Research has shown that vascular etiologies, such as vascular insufficiency and vasospasm, may be possible mechanisms for IOP-independent damage. The mainstay of glaucoma treatment remains robust IOP reduction. The chief goal of ongoing glaucoma research is to more clearly identify IOP-independent mechanisms of damage and to find neuroprotective treatment strategies to prevent retinal ganglion cell death and consequent visual loss.

Keywords: normal-tension glaucoma; low-tension glaucoma; open-angle glaucoma; glaucoma; acquired pit of optic nerve; optic nerve pit; optic disk; focal ischemic glaucoma; senile sclerotic glaucoma; NTG; optic disk hemorrhage; visual field; central corneal thickness; intraocular pressure (IOP); vascular dysfunction; vasospasm; retinal ganglion cells; migraine; Raynaud’s phenomenon; collaborative normal-tension glaucoma study; calcium channel blockers; treatment; diagnosis; neuroprotection; noncompliance; genetics; gene

Introduction

The concept of normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) was first described by Graefe (1857). It is often defined as visual field loss and optic nerve abnormalities consistent with glaucoma and an intraocular pressure (IOP) that does not exceed 21 mmHg (Allingham et al., 2005). Though this definition may seem straightforward, there has

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been much controversy regarding the classification of NTG. Some physicians classify NTG as an entity distinct from primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), citing studies showing different patterns of optic disk and visual field loss. Others view it as a variant of POAG with a disease course that is indistinguishable from POAG. In fact, this controversy dates back to von Graefe who retracted his description of this condition due to intense opposing peer opinions.

The IOP criterion for diagnosis of NTG is called into question by some physicians. There is no distinct division between normal IOP and

DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)01114-X

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