| Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) | Most common form, characterized by open anterior chamber angle and progressive optic nerve damage |
| Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma (PACG) | Acute or chronic obstruction of aqueous humor outflow through the iridocorneal angle |
| Normal-Tension Glaucoma (NTG) | Optic nerve damage with normal intraocular pressure |
| Exfoliative Glaucoma | Associated with pseudoexfoliation material |
| Pigmentary Glaucoma | Caused by pigment dispersion from the iris |
| Traumatic Glaucoma | Following ocular injury |
| Uveitic Glaucoma | Associated with intraocular inflammation |
| MYOC (Myocilin) | Primary gene for juvenile-onset POAG, encodes myocilin protein |
| OPTN (Optineurin) | Associated with NTG, also linked to ALS |
| TBK1 | Regulates OPTN function, shared with ALS/FTD |
| CYP1B1 | Primary congenital glaucoma gene |
| WDR36 | Associated with POAG susceptibility |
| Databases | OMIMOrphanetClinicalTrialsPubMed |
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