Aqueous humor samples may be used for determining oxidative and antioxidant status in pathologic processes. Glaucomatous eyes had a significant increase in oxidative status and decreased antioxidant activity in the aqueous humor than the cataract eyes. Oxidative stress may play a pathogenical role in the POAG.
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