Open-angle glaucoma:

Open-angle glaucoma:

Also called wide-angle glaucoma, this is the most common type of glaucoma. The structures of the eye appear normal, but fluid in the eye does not flow properly through the drain of the eye, called the trabecular meshwork.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: proper noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary: Glaucoma
Industry/Domain: Health care
Category: Ophtalmology
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

ophtalmology

Health care; Ophtalmology

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems. ...

Aniseikonia:

Health care; Ophtalmology

Is an impaired vision where the left and right retinal images have different sizes (It may be caused by refractive surgery and may also occur naturally)

Astigmatism:

Health care; Ophtalmology

Is a refractive error that occurs when the corneal shape is more oval than round. This means that the oval has two curvatures: one steeper and one flatter. And the cornea ...

Blepharitis

Health care; Ophtalmology

Is the inflammation of the eyelids this inflammation can have a variety of causes, such as an allergic reaction, bacterial infection, or excess oil produced by eyelid glands.

Acuity:

Health care; Ophtalmology

Sharpness of central vision. Normal visual acuity is defined as 20/20 vision in relation to the *Snellen acuity chart. *Snellen: is the eye chart used by your eye doctor to check ...

Amblyopia

Health care; Ophtalmology

Also called "lazy eye" one of the eye use less than the other, is more common in childhood. It causes the less-used eye to atrophy, its visual acuity deteriorating. (Amblyopia is ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Religion Category: General religion

Bald eagle sacrifice

A Wyoming Native American tribe has been granted a rare permit for the sacrifice of two bald eagles. The eagles are heavily protected by U.S. Fish and ...