Glaucoma
Definition
Glaucoma is a disorder of the eye in which the optic nerve is damaged. The optic nerve carries light messages from the eye to the brain. Left untreated, glaucoma can result in loss...
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a condition in which the optic nerve is subject to damage—usually, but not always, because of excessive pressure within the eye. If untreated, optic nerve damage results in ...
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease caused by an increase in the amount of pressure within the fluid of the eye. The great intraocular pressure (pressure inside the eye) can damage the optic n...
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Glaucoma
An eye disease characterized by build up of fluids within the eye.
Glaucoma is most often a disease of older people, but in rare instances, a child is born with the condition or develops it b...
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There are several types of glaucoma; however the most common type of this disease is primary open angle glaucoma. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) is the second leading cause of irreversible blindne...
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