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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 the optic nerve. Glaucoma is the second largest cause of eye blindness in the world.
There are several types of Glaucoma:
Open-angle Glaucoma
Normal-tension Glaucoma
Angle-closure Glaucoma
Congenital Glaucoma
Secondary Glaucoma
Glaucoma suspect
How will you know tha...more
There are several types of Glaucoma:
Open-angle Glaucoma
Normal-tension Glaucoma
Angle-closure Glaucoma
Congenital Glaucoma
Secondary Glaucoma
Glaucoma suspect
How will you know tha...more
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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 the optic nerve. Glaucoma is the second largest cause of eye blindness in the world.
There are several types of Glaucoma:
Open-angle Glaucoma
Normal-tension Glaucoma
Angle-closure Glaucoma
Congenital Glaucoma
Secondary Glaucoma
Glaucoma suspect
How will you know tha...more
There are several types of Glaucoma:
Open-angle Glaucoma
Normal-tension Glaucoma
Angle-closure Glaucoma
Congenital Glaucoma
Secondary Glaucoma
Glaucoma suspect
How will you know tha...more
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Glaucoma: an overview
This disease can be developed or inherited; it usually refers to the accumulation of fluid inside a person's eyes leading to excessive pressure on his or her optic nerve.
How to diagnose the symptoms of Glaucoma in a person?
1. A fundamental eye examination- An experienced eye doctor will check the dilated pupils of your eyes so as to take a closer look at the optic nerve that further discerns the stage of glaucoma a patient is in. Doctors tend to...more
This disease can be developed or inherited; it usually refers to the accumulation of fluid inside a person's eyes leading to excessive pressure on his or her optic nerve.
How to diagnose the symptoms of Glaucoma in a person?
1. A fundamental eye examination- An experienced eye doctor will check the dilated pupils of your eyes so as to take a closer look at the optic nerve that further discerns the stage of glaucoma a patient is in. Doctors tend to...more
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Caring for your eyes is important for great vision, but at times certain ailments, such as glaucoma and retinal detachment can be a cause for concern. Glaucoma is a condition, which causes the degeneration of the optic nerve of the eye. Retinal detachment, on the other hand, is an eye disorder which leads to peeling of the retina from the underlying tissue.
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There are quite a few options when it comes to the surgery of glaucoma, though a doctor s advice would be ne...more
All about glaucoma
There are quite a few options when it comes to the surgery of glaucoma, though a doctor s advice would be ne...more
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