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, DEFINITION
Group of diseases that
Damage the eye’s optic nerve
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Can result in vision loss or blindness (CDC, 20
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“Irreversible, progressive optic neuropathies” (Gupta & Chen
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Increased intraocular pressure
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Changes in structure at head of optic nerve
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(Gupta & Chen, 2016
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