Current glaucoma treatment focuses on the reduction of intraocular pressure, via medical management, laser trabeculoplasty or surgery. However, a significant number of patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma in New Zealand, will progress to visual impairment despite treatment. As such, it is important to identify non-IOP factors in glaucoma management. This brief review will focus on neuroprotection and ocular perfusion pressure in glaucoma, as these factors may be taken into account by ophthalmologists and optometrists managing these patients.
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