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Glaucoma | Harvard Medical School Department of …

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Glaucoma encompasses several conditions that cause optic neuropathy, or damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma affects an estimated 60 million people worldwide—making it the second-leading cause of blindness internationally, according to the World Health …

What Is Glaucoma? Symptoms, Causes, …

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Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. That extra fluid increases the pressure in your eye, damaging …

Glaucoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Primary Open Angle Glaucoma: From One Medical …

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Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide, and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Primary open angle …

Types of Glaucoma | National Eye Institute - National …

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Pigmentary glaucoma happens when the pigment (color) from your iris (the colored part of your eye) flakes off and blocks fluid from draining out of your eye. Young, …

Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma | AACG | Geeky Medics

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Acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) is an acute rise in intraocular pressure associated with narrowing of the anterior chamber angle of the eye (the angle between …

Glaucoma - American Academy of Ophthalmology

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Glaucoma treatment algorithms, IRIS Registry visualizations, and more. Interactive Tools Color Atlas of Gonioscopy The complete text and videos, now online. Read all chapters …

Glaucoma - almostadoctor

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There are two main types of glaucoma – closed angle, and open angle. The angle referred to is the iridocorneal angle – this is the angle between the iris and the cornea. In open angle …

Glaucoma Quiz - Health Encyclopedia - University of …

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1. In most forms of glaucoma, what damages the optic nerve? A. Eyestrain from reading in a darkened room B. Too much pressure on the optic nerve C. Too little pressure on the …

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Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases associated with acute or chronic destruction of the optic nerve with or without concomitant increased intraocular pressure (IOP). In the US, …