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glaucoma
[ glaw-koh-muh, glou- ]
noun
- Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains open-angle glaucoma, or chronic glaucoma or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor angle-closure glaucoma, or acute glaucoma.
glaucoma
/ 伞濒蓴藧藞办蓹蕣尘蓹 /
noun
- a disease of the eye in which pressure within the eyeball damages the optic disc, impairing vision, sometimes progressing to blindness
glaucoma
- A disease of the eye in which the pressure of fluid inside the eyeball is abnormally high, caused by obstructed outflow of the fluid. The increased pressure can damage the optic nerve and lead to partial or complete loss of vision.
glaucoma
- A disease of the eye marked by increased fluid pressure in the eyeball. Glaucoma can damage the optic nerve and may result in blindness if not treated. Surgery may be required for severe cases.
Derived Forms
- 驳濒补耻藞肠辞尘补迟辞耻蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 驳濒补耻路肠辞路尘补路迟辞耻蝉 [glaw-, koh, -m, uh, -t, uh, s, -, kom, -, uh, -, glou-], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of glaucoma1
Example Sentences
It also carries an increased risk for glaucoma, cataracts and myopic maculopathy, in which the center of the retina deteriorates.
Dawn Hopper, from Antrim, has glaucoma and is registered as severely sight impaired.
Other eye conditions, like myopia and glaucoma, have proven tougher for AI algorithms to detect.
Smith had been candid about her health issues in the past, suffering from glaucoma, Graves鈥 disease and breast cancer, and she underwent hip-replacement surgery in her 80s.
He was 12 years into a 76-year prison sentence when he was freed in December after The Exoneration Project showed that the eyewitness had advanced glaucoma and lied about his eyesight issues.
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