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is Guideline attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality patient
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Guideline should not be considered exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at
obtaining the same results. e ultimate judgment concerning the propriety of any course of
conduct must be made by the clinician aer consideration of each individual patient situation.
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Abbreviations
CHF, congestive heart failure; IOP, intraocular pressure; OAG, open angle glaucoma;
ONH, optic nerve head; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber
layer; SAP, standard automated perimetry
Source
American Academy of Ophthalmolog y Glaucoma Panel. Preferred Practice Pattern
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Guidelines. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of
Ophthalmolog y, 2015. Available at: www.aao.org/ppp.
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