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open-angle glaucoma

[′ō·pən ‚aŋ·gəl glau̇′kō·mə]
(medicine)
Bilateral, increased intraocular tension due to reduced aqueous outflow but with the angle open and the aqueous in free contact with the trabecula.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Alpha-2 agonists tend to be used as a third or fourth choice treatment in chronic glaucoma because of the relatively high prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis, which often presents months or even years after starting (Figure 2).
More than half of those have chronic glaucoma, the most common form of the condition.
This is called chronic glaucoma and it is the condition Bono suffers from.
Clinically, the presence of increased pigmentation at the angle, elevated baseline IOP, hyphema, lens displacement, and angle recession of more than 180 degrees were significantly associated with the occurrence of chronic glaucoma after closed globe injury.
Chronic glaucoma is more common after the age of 40 and may run in families.
Rosie Gavzey of The Eyecare Trust, said: "Chronic glaucoma is the most common form.
Since there are no specific symptoms attributable to chronic glaucoma in the early stages, patients with glaucoma often present with misleading irrelevant history.'
People who are short sighted are more prone to chronic glaucoma.
He had also battled against chronic glaucoma and cataracts and underwent extensive surgery to restore his vision.
My friend had chronic glaucoma, in which the pressure inside the eyeball is higher than normal.
He might have to don state-of-the-art eye protectors during games, due to chronic glaucoma which makes it impossible for him to wear contact lenses, but his importance to the Turin giants is clear for everyone to see.
Dubbed the sneak thief of sight, chronic glaucoma is painless, gradually causing your field of vision to move inwards.
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