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Glaucoma treatment (medical) — Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of eyedrops or pills. Some drugs are designed to reduce pressure by slowing the flow of fluid into the eye, while others help to improve fluid… … Medical dictionary
Glaucoma treatment (laser) — A laser beam of light is focused on the part of the anterior chamber where the fluid leaves the eye. This results in a series of small changes, which makes it easier for fluid to exit the eye. Over time, the effect of laser surgery may wear off.… … Medical dictionary
Glaucoma treatment (surgery) — Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now usually reserved for patients whose pressure cannot be controlled with eyedrops, pills, or laser … Medical dictionary
Glaucoma — Classification and external resources Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and injection of the conjunctiva. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Glaucoma surgery — Glaucoma is a group of diseases affecting the optic nerve that results in vision loss and is frequently characterized by raised intraocular pressure (IOP). There are many glaucoma surgeries, and variations or combinations of those surgeries, that … Wikipedia
Glaucoma valve — A glaucoma valve is a medical shunt used in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce the eye s intraocular pressure (IOP). MechanismThe device works by bypassing the trabecular meshwork and redirecting the outflow of aqueous humor through a small tube … Wikipedia
Glaucoma — An eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. Untreated, it may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing vision loss or even blindness. Two million Americans… … Medical dictionary
glaucoma — glaucomatous /glaw koh meuh teuhs, kom euh , glow /, adj. /glaw koh meuh, glow /, n. Ophthalm. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open angle… … Universalium
glaucoma — n. a condition in which loss of vision occurs because of an abnormally high pressure in the eye. In most cases there is no other ocular disease. This is known as primary glaucoma and there are two pathologically distinct types: acute and chronic… … The new mediacal dictionary
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Iridology — Infobox Pseudoscience topics= * Medicine claims= * Patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris hold information about a patient s systemic health. origyear=1665 origprop=Philippus Meyeus currentprop=Iridology (also known as… … Wikipedia
