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Open angle glaucoma when eye pressure has been lowered adequately but there's still progressive optic atrophy can damage be from some unknown factor?

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Glaucoma: It can be due to other factors but usually even though in so called normal range must be further reduced to stop the nerve damage.

Dr Gabor agreed

Answered 4/2/2015

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