1) Eye disease 2) Eyesight impairer 3) Eyesight issue
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an increase in the internal pressure in the eye. It is usually caused by a reduction in the outflow of fluid. Sufficiently high and prolonged glaucoma causes reduced vision by preventing perfusion of the retina, and can lead to blindness.
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An eye disease characterised by increased intra-ocular fluid pressure.
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• (n.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.
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(Gr. glaukoma opacity of the crystalline lens (from the dull grey gleam of the affected eye)) a group of eye diseases characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure which causes pathological changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision.
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disease caused by an increase in pressure within the eye as a result of blockage of the flow of aqueous humour, a watery fluid produced by the ... [5 related articles]
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A condition in which there is a build-up of fluid in the eye, which presses on the retina and the optic nerve. The retina is the layer of nerve tissue inside the eye that senses light and sends images along the optic nerve to the brain. Glaucoma can damage the optic nerve and cause loss of vision or blindness.
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an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to loss of vision.
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an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to loss of vision.
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<ophthalmology> A group of eye diseases characterised by an increase in intraocular pressure which causes pathological changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision. ... It can be corrected by the use of laser light to punch a hole in the iris to relieve the intraocular pressure within the eye. The procedure is painless...
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(glaw-) (glou-ko´mә) a group of diseases of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure, resulting in pathological changes in the optic disk and defects in the visual field. The normal eye is filled with aqueous humor in an amount carefully regulated to maintain the shape of the eyeball. In ...
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An eye disease characterized by narrowing of one's field-of-view, caused by increased pressure within the eyeball. If not diagnosed and treated, glaucoma may lead to optic nerve damage, loss of visual field, gradual vision impairment, and sometimes blindness.
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A sustained increase of pressure within the eyeball which can injure the optic nerve and cause impaired vision or blindness. Treatment with anticholinergics may exacerbate glaucoma.
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disorder of the eye, characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball, resulting in damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibres with resulting loss of vision
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Glau·co'ma noun [ Latin , from Greek
glay`kwma , from
glayko`s light gray, blue gray.]
(Medicine) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eye...
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(glaw-KOH-muh) Group of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure resulting in damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibers A common cause of preventable vision loss May be treated by prescription drugs or surgery
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A disease of the eye in which increased pressure in the eyeballs causes damage.
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An increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to loss of vision.
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An eye disease, usually chronic and slow, with increased pressure of fluid within the eye causing degrees of impairment to the optic nerve, and slowing circulation between the eye chambers sufficient to also contribute to lens deposits and corneal opacities.
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an increas in the internal pressure in the eye. It is usually caused by a reduction in the outflow of fluid. Sufficiently high and prolonged glaucoma causes reduced vision and can lead to blindness.
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An increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to loss of vision.
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a disease in which eye damage is caused by an increase in the pressure of the fluid within the eye
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Condition in which pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) is raised abnormally as excess fluid accumulates. It occurs when the normal outflow of fluid within the chamber of the eye (aqueous humour) is interrupted. As pressure rises, the optic nerve suffers irreversible damage, leading to a reduction in the field of vision and, ultimately, l...
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abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drainsor by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor
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An eye disease associated with increased pressure within the eye; glaucoma can damage the optic nerve and cause impaired vision and blindness.
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