glaucomatous
Optic nerve deteriorating
Glaucomatous describes something relating to or affected by glaucoma, a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, typically from elevated pressure within the eye.
The term appears in medical contexts: glaucomatous damage, glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
A glaucomatous eye shows characteristic changes that can lead to vision loss if untreated.
ophthalmic
Within the eye
- tonometryMeasuring eye pressure
- eye-dropsTopical ophthalmic solution
- timololBeta-blocker for eyes
- drainageLiquid removal system
pressure · scotoma · cupping · perimetry · laser · shunt · filtration · prostaglandin
vision-loss
Absence of vision
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
clinical
Persisting over time
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- congenitalExisting from birth
- secondaryLesser in rank
- primaryChief in importance
intraocular
Within the eye
drainage · pressure · scotoma · cupping · perimetry · laser · shunt · filtration · prostaglandin · beta-blocker
blindness
Absence of vision
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
chronic
Persisting over time
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- congenitalExisting from birth
- secondaryLesser in rank