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 is characterized by greater Intraocular pressure than
 the eye can tolerate. Would you agree with that
 statement?
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 _n the majority of patients. There are
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 glauoomatoioglsts for wh_ I have great respect and,
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 I think, are respected by the American Academy of
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 Ophthalmology, too -- Doug Anderson in Miami -- who
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 every person does not necessarily mean that that
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 person has glaucoma. You have to have key changes
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 along with the elevation of intraocular pressure.
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 I4 _" Now, D_. Spaeth in his affidavit for the
 i5 Government says that at this point pressure is the
 |6 only factor we know of which affects the course of
 17 the disease. If the pressure can be lowered
 18 sufficiently, it usually alters the course of the
 19 disease.
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 yes, but there are -- that's not the sole criterion.
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 E Zt's not the sole criterion.
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