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Open Angle Glaucoma : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
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Causes Overview Articles

Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the United States. There are four major types of glaucoma: Angle-closure (acute) glaucoma; Congenital glaucoma; Open-angle (chronic) glaucoma; Secondary glaucoma. All four types of glaucoma ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders that results in vision loss due to a failure to maintain the normal fluid balance within the eye. If fluid pressure builds up, then damage to the optic nerve occurs, leading to vision loss. If detected in its e...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a slowly progressive eye condition that causes damage to the optic nerve. It is the leading cause of blindness among African-Americans and older adults in the United States. Because there are usually no symptoms early on in the disease...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders that results in vision loss due to a failure to maintain the normal fluid balance within the eye. If detected in its early stages, vision loss can be prevented through the use of medications or surgical procedu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterized by damage to the optic nerve usually due to excessively high intraocular pressure (IOP).This increased pressure within the eye, if untreated can lead to optic nerve damage resulting in progressive,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a condition where the optic nerve is subject to damage-usually, but not always, because of excessively high intraocular pressure (pressure within the eye, also called IOP). If untreated, the optic nerve damage results in progressive, p...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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