Pathogenetic aspects and features of treatment of primary and secondary glaucoma in animals

One of the most difficult diseases in animals’ ophthalmology - glaucoma is considered in this article. The consequences of this pathology are damaging the optic disk and its atrophy, retinal lesion, progressive reduction of visual functions up to vision loss or possible eye-loss as an organ. The definition of glaucoma as a group of chronical eye disorders is given. Possible classifications of this ophtalmopathy due to the reasons and anterior chamber angle condition is given. The types and forms of glaucoma such as primary open-angle glaucoma, primary angle-closure glaucoma, posttraumatic glaucoma, phacogenic glaucoma are considered in the article. The basic parts of glaucoma pathogenesis for the above-mentioned diseases are given. Special attention is given to ocular hypertension and aqueous misdirection. The main clinical manifestations and the most specific symptoms as buphthalmos, pain, vessels stalemate, hypostatic ectasia are mentioned. Different modern diagnostic methods including digital technology are discussed. Special attention in the article is given to the effective treatment of this pathology. Modern glaucoma treatment which allows to stabilize ocular hypertension is described. The importance of using the neuroprotective therapy for neuron’s protection from the damaging factors until the disease is not in the irreversible stage is considered. This article concludes that it is required to make further research of the animals’ glaucoma treatment to prevent the vision-loss and the progress of this pathology.