Definition of Glaucoma. Meaning of Glaucoma. Synonyms of Glaucoma

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Definition of Glaucoma

Glaucoma
Glaucoma Glau*co"ma, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? light gray, blue gray.] (Med.) 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.

Meaning of Glaucoma from wikipedia

- Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain...
- Primary congenital glaucoma is a rare eye condition that is present at birth or develops early in childhood. It occurs due to improper drainage of the...
- Glaucoma is a group of diseases affecting the optic nerve that results in vision loss and is frequently characterized by raised intraocular pressure (IOP)...
- A glaucoma valve is a medical shunt used in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce the eye's intraocular pressure (IOP). The device works by byp****ing the...
- Glaucoma medication is divided into groups based on chemical structure and pharmacologic action. The goal of currently available glaucoma therapy is to...
- Secondary glaucoma is a collection of progressive optic nerve disorders ****ociated with a rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) which results in the loss...
- globally are uncorrected refractive errors (43%), cataracts (33%), and glaucoma (2%). Refractive errors include near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia...
- (intraocular pressure). This includes ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma. Latanaprost is applied as eye drops to the eyes. Onset of effects is usually...
- Phacomorphic glaucoma is an eye disease that can occur due to a neglected advanced cataract. In this, the mature cataractous lens cause secondary angle...
- turn, a buildup of pressure leading to glaucoma and loss of vision (pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, exfoliation glaucoma). As worldwide po****tions become older...