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. 2016 Nov 8;2016:6509809. doi: 10.1155/2016/6509809

Table 3.

Revised classification of glaucoma subtypes.

Primary/secondary classification Angle status: open/angle closure Etiology Site of most resistance
Primary Open Ocular hypertensive TM
Primary Open Ocular normotensive TM
Secondary Open Inflammatory TM/PostTM
Secondary Open Neovascular TM/PostTM
Secondary Open TM obstructive (PXF, PDG, hemolytic, melanomalytic, phacolytic) TM
Secondary Open Steroid-induced TM
Secondary Open Raised PostTM outflow resistance PostTM
Primary Angle closure Phacomorphic, plateau, pupillary block PreTM
Secondary Angle closure Anterior pulling (ICE, PPMD, NVG, fibrous ingrowth, inflammatory) PreTM
Secondary Angle closure Posterior pushing (tumor, choroidal effusion, ciliary body block) PreTM

TM, trabecular meshwork; IES, iridocorneal endothelial syndrome; NVG, neovascular glaucoma; PPMD, posterior polymorphous dystrophy; PXF, pseudoexfoliation; PDG, pigment dispersion glaucoma.