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Abbreviations
CHF, congestive heart failure; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IOP, intraocular
pressure; OAG, open-angle glaucoma; OHTS, Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study;
ONH, optic nerve head; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber
layer; SAP, static threshold perimetry
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Academy of Opthalmolog y; 2015. Available at: www.aao.org/ppp.
Prum, Bruce E., Michele C. Lim, Steven L. Mansberger, Joshua D. Stein, Sayoko E. Moroi,
Steven J. Gedde, Leon W. Herndon, Lisa F. Rosenberg, and Ruth D. Williams. "Primary
Open-Angle Glaucoma Suspect Preferred Practice Pattern
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123, no. 1 (2016): P112-P151.
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