glaucomas
Vision-stealing eye conditions
Glaucomas is the plural of glaucoma, a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, typically from increased pressure within the eye.
Left untreated, glaucoma leads to progressive vision loss and blindness.
The plural appears in medical contexts discussing different types: The various glaucomas respond differently to treatment.
Eye's fluid drainage lattice
- cuppingSkin suction healing method
- Schlemm's canalCircular eye drainage vessel
- tonometryMeasuring eye pressure
- peripheral vision lossInability to see sideways
blind spots · eye pressure · neurodegeneration · ischemia · atrophy
Measuring eye pressure
- ophthalmoscopyInterior eye examination procedure
- perimetryVisual field assessment
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- early detectionFinding something at onset
Topical ocular medication
- prostaglandinsLipid-derived signaling compounds
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- laser therapyTreatment using focused light
- shuntsDiverts or bypasses
Record of ancestors
- ageDuration of existence
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
- African ancestryHeritage tracing to Africa
Hispanic heritage · hypertension · steroid use · farsightedness · migraine · sleep apnea · cardiovascular disease · genetics
Chief in importance
- secondaryLesser in rank
- congenitalExisting from birth
- neovascularInvolving new vessel formation
- traumaticCausing severe emotional damage
juvenile · chronic · acute · inflammatory
trabecular meshwork
Eye's fluid drainage lattice
- cuppingSkin suction healing method
- Schlemm's canalCircular eye drainage vessel
- tonometryMeasuring eye pressure
peripheral vision loss · blind spots · eye pressure · neurodegeneration · ischemia · atrophy
tonometry
Measuring eye pressure
- ophthalmoscopyInterior eye examination procedure
- perimetryVisual field assessment
- screeningEvaluative selection process
eye drops
Topical ocular medication
- prostaglandinsLipid-derived signaling compounds
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- laser therapyTreatment using focused light
family history
Record of ancestors
African ancestry · Hispanic heritage · hypertension · steroid use · farsightedness · migraine · sleep apnea · cardiovascular disease · genetics · ethnicity
primary
Chief in importance
- secondaryLesser in rank
- congenitalExisting from birth
- neovascularInvolving new vessel formation
traumatic · juvenile · chronic · acute · inflammatory
glaucomascataracts
Steep falls or eye opacity
macular degeneration · conjunctivitis · keratitis · uveitis · retinal detachment
- glaucoma screeningTest for optic nerve damage
- glaucoma testEye disease screening
- glaucoma treatmentCare for elevated intraocular pressure
- glaucoma dropsMedication lowering intraocular pressure