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The Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS) showed early surgical intervention in patients with POAG reduced visual field progression at 6 years. IOP intraocular pressure, POAG Primary open angle glaucoma, RR relative risk, NNT number needed to treat, MD mean deviation.
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Mohamed, A., Han, J.E., Galiyev, Y. et al. Infographic: Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS). Eye 35, 2665–2666 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01434-z
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